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Black Manifesto. The Black Manifesto was a 1969 manifesto that demanded $500 million (~$3.08 billion in 2022) in reparations from white churches and synagogues for their participation in the injustices of slavery and segregation committed against African-Americans. [1] [2]
James Forman (October 4, 1928 – January 10, 2005) was a prominent African-American leader in the civil rights movement. He was active in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Black Panther Party, and the League of Revolutionary Black Workers. As the executive secretary of SNCC from 1961 to 1966, Forman played a significant ...
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Jun 19, 2020 · James Forman (1928-2005) Civil rights leader and political activist James Forman was an instrumental leader in the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), sending demonstrators to the South for the Freedom Ride protests. Forman, who was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 4th, 1928, lived with his grandmother in Mississippi until ...
Jan 12, 2005 · Beyond his role with the committee, Forman gained wide public attention in 1969 by presenting the “Black Manifesto,” a call for $500 million in reparations from white churches and synagogues ...
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Jan 10, 2005 · A prolific writer, Forman authored many books on the civil rights movement and black revolutionary theory, including Sammy Younge, Jr.: The First Black College Student to Die in the Black Liberation Movement (1968), and his autobiography, The Making of Black Revolutionaries (1972). He received a master’s degree in African and Afro-American ...
6 days ago · THE BLACK MANIFESTO. HISTORICAL & SOCIETAL CONTEXT. **Celebrating the 55th Anniversary of the Black Manifesto on Saturday, April 27th at 10:00AM**. On Sunday May 4, 1969, black activist James Forman stormed the Chancel of The Riverside Church, demanding that white churches and synagogues pay $500,000,000 in reparations.
Summary. Black Power advocate James Forman, former chair of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), interrupted worship at New York City's Riverside Church on May 4, 1969 and presented a manifesto for reparations to the largely white congregation. It demanded $500 million from US churches and synagogues for their role in slavery and ...
