2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Imagine if our civil rights champions had the same disdain for pragmatism as some BS supporters have [View all]Empowerer
(3,900 posts)are those that were most frequently shown on old news film of the time. But the movement was much more than the marches in the streets that were shown on television. The movement was built on and driven by very complex, brilliant visionary, brave and, yes, pragmatic long-term strategy that wasn't necessarily televised but was integral and indispensable to the successes that the movement saw during that time.
I really wish that those who are so adamant about telling us about what happened during the civil rights movement would actually take the time to learn more about what really did happen and not rely on the superficial, revisionist schoolbook whitewash that is all-too-often repeated here and elsewhere.
Joseph Rauh, Clarence Mitchell, and Roy Wilkins conferring about lobbying strategy on August 7, 1963.
http://www.clarencemitchellpapers.com/AboutUs.htm