Leadership of Civil Rights Movements
Coalitions throughout the history of America have been formed to challenge the systems of society (Walton, 82). In politics, groups organize themselves to support ideals and objectives they are striving to accomplish. Within these groups the majority overwhelms the views of minorities, and in the case of United States, ignores most minority groups. By forming coalitions, people who shared beliefs became stronger as a group than individuals. For any group to make progress or gain recognition in the political or national arena; they must be organized and persistent. In order to succeed in a movement coalition, they need an individual who stands out, speaks out, provides an image of what supporting members are representing. It is the leader who gives the coalition heart and expresses their beliefs and values against the current society. Although Civil Rights Movements have similar objectives, the leadership often determines the route and process each coalition uses to convey its message and represent its cause. The NAACP for example was founded with only one African American representative, W. E. B. Du Bois, and several upper-middle-class white Protestants and Jews on the hundredth anniversary of Abraham Lincoln (Walton,
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