Coordinating Council of Community Organizations

CTL-E-1430 · Organization · civil-rights · 1960s

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Coalition co-founded by Rev. Arthur M. Brazier and convened by Al Raby; active in the 1966 Chicago Freedom Movement.

The record

Also known as: CCCO

Relationships

Bishop Arthur M. Brazier — founded by
The CCCO was co-founded by Rev. Arthur M. Brazier (inverse of founded edge).

Referenced by

Al Raby — affiliated with → this record
Bishop Arthur M. Brazier — founded → this record

Sources

The HistoryMakers finding aid A2005_003 (Arthur M. Brazier)
Middlebury College: Chicago Freedom Movement sites archive

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