Robert F. Williams: The Civil Rights Leader Who Stood Up to the KKK with Armed Resistance

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At a time when nonviolence was being promoted as the only legitimate form of Black resistance, Robert F. Williams openly challenged the idea that African Americans should remain defenseless in the face of white violence. His beliefs brought consequences: he was suspended from the NAACP, faced politically motivated kidnapping charges, and in 1961 was forced […]
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