African People's Socialist Party (APSP)

Formed in 1972, the African Peoples Socialist Party (APSP) is a revolutionary organization whose main goals are to sustain the Black Power Movement, defend the countless Africans locked up in US prisons, and develop relationships with Africans worldwide.

Afrikan Peoples Party

After RAM disbanded in 1968, the organization continued to function under other names, one of them being the Afrikan Peoples Party.

Black Liberation Army

The Black Liberation Army (BLA) was an underground, black nationalist militant organization that operated in the United States from 1970 to 1981.

Black Panther Party for Self-Defense

The Black Panther Party was an African-American revolutionary socialist organization active in the United States from 1966 until 1982. The 13 sub-collections contain audio, video and paper materials focusing on different aspects of the Black Panther Party

Subcollections

Anarchist Panther

Black Panther Party Community News Service

Black Panther Party general

Black Panther Party Local Chapters

Black Panther Party (Northern California)

Panther 21

Panther Reunion

The Commemorator

Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

Founded in 1942 the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) pioneered the use of nonviolent direct action in the US civil rights struggle and became one of the leading activist organizations in the American Civil Rights Movement.

League of Revolutionary Black Workers

The League of Revolutionary Black Workers (LRBW) was formed in 1969 in Detroit, Michigan. Its members were concentrated in the auto and other industrial sectors and represented increasing militancy and political action by Black workers.

Lowndes County Freedom Organization

The Lowndes County Freedom Organization (LCFO) was started in 1965 as a voter registration project under the direction of activist Stokely Carmichael. In 1965, Lowndes County in Alabama was 80% black but not a single black citizen was registered to vote.

MOVE Organization

MOVE was a communal organization that advocated for Black Liberation and for nature laws and natural living. It was founded in 1972 in Philadelphia, PA.

Non-Violent Action Committee

Founded in Los Angles in the Spring of 1964, The NVAC began as the action faction of the local CORE chapter but soon developed into an autonomous civil rights organization focusing on urban renewal, fair housing and employment and poverty reduction.

Revolutionary Action Movement RAM

The Revolutionary Action Movement was founded in 1963 by young activists led by Max Stanford (Muhammad Ahmad). RAM was a semi-clandestine organization and articulated a revolutionary program for Blacks that fused Black Nationalism with Marxism-Leninism.

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) is an American civil rights organization founded in 1957. SCLC was closely associated with its first president, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and played a large role in the American Civil Rights Movement.

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was a student led grassroots civil rights organization founded in 1960. SNCC played a major role in many civil rights actions but is best known for its voter registration projects in the deep South.