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Civil Rights Groups Struggle as Funds Wane Across Nations
Civil rights organizations face shrinking donations and memberships as public interest wanes after gains in desegregation. Leaders like John R. Lewis and Roy Wilkins cite crisis fatigue and belief the fight is won, while CORE and SCLC plan fundraising revamps amid debts and reduced aid.
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Atlanta, Ga
John R. Lewis
Nationa
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
National Association For the Advancement of
Roy Wilkins
New York
NAACP
Ggt
Lewis
Congress of Racial Equality
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Martin Luther King Jr
CORE
Alan Gartner
South
Clarence Coleman
Atlanta
National Urban League
Coleman
Urban League
Civic United Appeal
United Appeal
United Fund
Department of Labor
Floyd B. MecKissick
Durham
N.C