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Black leaders shift as marches fade in memory
The piece traces a shift from mass marches led by King and other icons to a new era where black political figures like Carl Stokes Willie Brown Jr and William Clay gain influence. It notes the rise of black politicians shaping policy and asserts blacks pursue power through electoral politics, challenging reliance on national civil rights groups.
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Bogalusa
Hig
Martin Luther King Jr
Whitney M. Young Jr
James Farmer
South
Congress of Racial Equality
Willie Brown Jr
Willie Brown
Charles Evers
Fayette
Miss. Stokes
Bond
Alabama
John Cashin
George C. Wallace
Harlem
Watts
Arkad
Malcom X
Stokely Carmichael
North
SCLC
Jesse Jackson
Black United Fronts
Washington
Boston
Cairo
Ill
Black Panthers