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Chapter 3

Protesting and Marching for Civil Rights

Martin Luther King Jr., Fred Shuttlesworth, and Ralph Abernathy speak into microphones at a press conference. A crowd of press stands closely behind them.
Dedicating itself to justice, refusing to cooperate with evil, appealing to the conscience of man, and working for social change but always in a spirit of good will and non-violence.
Nonviolent resistance is . . . based on the conviction that the universe is on the side of justice.

Featured Story

A black and white photograph of Esau Jenkins, Alfred Fields, and Rev. Willis Goodwin, holding each other outside of A Citizens Committee vban.
The Jenkins' 1966 Volkswagen Bus is worn and rusted. The title Citizen Committee is almost completely faded. The tires are flat.
Behind the counter of the co-op, a woman stretches her arms out. Two young customers look at her from in front of the counter.
A tan tinted certificate that certifies the Citizens Committee of Charleston County and associated Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
The rear lift panel to a 1966 Volkswagen Transporter microbus used by Esau and Janie B. Jenkins for the Progressive Club on John's Island, South Carolina.  Painted below the window with white paint is the motto “LOVE IS PROGRESS / HATE IS EXPENSIVE” and "HELP OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND."

Related Exhibition

A softback book titled: [Southern Christian Leadership Conference Citizenship Workbook]. The front cover is black with a white vertical block that runs down the proper right side from the top. The block contains the initials: [S / C / L / C] stacked in black. To the right of the block, the initials’ corresponding words are lined up in white type. Together they read: [SOUTHERN / CHRISTIAN / LEADERSHIP / CONFERENCE]. At the bottom of the cover, centered, white type reads: [Citizenship Workbook]. The interior pages, thirty-two in total, are off-white paper with black type and black-and-white images throughout. The inside of the front cover contains information about SCLC Leadership, Citizenship Education Program leadership, and Voter Registration Project leadership. An off-white tab is stuck between front cover and first interior page.  The Foreword contains text from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and a black-and-white image of Dr. King, Dr. C. O. Simpkins and Robert F. Kennedy. There is an envelope adhered between the last interior page and back cover. The back cover has a white rectangular box, centered, with black type that reads: [This book belongs to:]. The rest of the box contains fill in the blanks that include: [Name / Address / City   County / State]. Handwritten in pencil in the "Name" blank is: [Kitt].
Photograph of SCLC education director Dorothy Cotton leading a Citizenship Education workshop
Photograph of Citizenship Class, Johns Island, South Carolina
Photograph of Citizenship School, Johns Island, South Carolina