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6 de ago. de 2021 · Robert Parris Moses was an activist, educator, visionary and leader. Perhaps one of his most cherished titles was that of a father. Known to the world as Bob Moses, he spent the early 1960s traveling through Mississippi to register Black voters during the Civil Rights Movement.He experienced years of political pushback that resulted in beatings and jailings, but he did not give up.
30 de jul. de 2021 · Born January 23, 1935 in Harlem, New York, Robert Parris Moses was an American educator and civil rights activist, known for his work as a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee on voter education and registration in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement, and his co-founding of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Robert Parris Moses : a life in civil rights and leadership at the grassroots / Laura Visser-Maessen. pages cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4696-2798-4 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4696-2799-1 (ebook) 1. Moses, Robert Parris. 2. African American civil rights workers—Mississippi—Biography. 3.
Discussions of Robert Moses within civil rights movement historiography have generally followed a similar pattern. They have consistently emphasized at least one of three points: 1) his representation as a legendary figure stressing the Bob Moses mystique), 2) his personification of SNCC’s public’s image of group-centered leadership, and 3) his embodiment of the community organizing tradition.
Robert Moses (December 18, 1888 – July 29, 1981) was an American urban planner and public official who worked in the New York metropolitan area during the early to mid-20th century. Moses is regarded as one of the most powerful and influential people in the history of New York City and New York State.The grand scale of his infrastructure projects and his philosophy of urban development ...
24 de feb. de 2016 · One of the most influential leaders in the civil rights movement, Robert Parris Moses was essential in making Mississippi a central battleground state in the fight for voting rights. As a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Moses presented himself as a mere facilitator of grassroots activism rather than a charismatic figure like Martin Luther King Jr.
One of the most influential leaders in the civil rights movement, Robert Parris Moses was essential in making Mississippi a central battleground state in the fight for voting rights. As a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Moses presented himself as a mere facilitator of grassroots activism rather than a charismatic figure like Martin Luther King Jr.
