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History. The manifesto was developed during the National Black Economic Development Conference held in Detroit, Michigan, in 1969. [3] [4] [5] American civil rights activist James Forman presented the first draft of the manifesto on April 26, 1969, receiving the support of the conference in a 187-63 vote of delegates. [3] [6]
**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.
These were the opening words of the Black Manifesto, demanding that white churches and synagogues pay reparations for Black enslavement and continuing discrimination and oppression. It had been written and delivered by former SNCC executive director, James Forman , who commandeered the pulpit of Riverside Church in New York on May 4, 1969 ...
manifesto to the white christian churches and the jewish synogogues in the united states of ameri ca and all other racist i nstitutions presentation by james forman delivered and adopted by the national black economic development conference i n detroit michigan on april 26, 1969.
James Forman became the spokesman of BEDC and the Black Manifesto became its platform. The BEDC asked for $500 million dollars in reparations from white churches and synagogues and said the monies would be used for nine projects. Among those projects outlined were a black university, a communications system, and a southern land bank.
The Black Manifesto. On May 4, 1969, The Riverside Church itself became the location of a civil rights protest when James Forman interrupted Sunday morning services to present a document titled “Black Manifesto,” enumerating a series of demands for the white Christian and Jewish communities.
As a part of his "Black Manifesto", on a Sunday morning in May 1969, Forman interrupted services at New York City's Riverside Church to demand $500 million in reparations from white churches to make up for injustices African Americans had suffered over the centuries.
