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An active leader, Bellamy Powell believed that she should do no less than what she asked of others, stating, "I was not looking for more danger, but I really believed that I shouldn’t do less than what I would ask others to do." Thus, she often worked in field among her colleagues, participating in
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Known among those close to her as more than just an activist, Bellamy Powell is remembered as an empowering photographer. A colleague at the
Highlander Folk School, Kristi Coleman, recalls an encounter with one of her photographs, "It was what we are. I didn’t even know she was taking the picture.
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Following in the footsteps of her work with the SNCC, Bellamy Powell made many other prolific contributions to the civil rights movement. She later served on the staff of the
Institute of the Black World, a group of people committed to strengthening the ability of Black communities in the United
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in 1965. Although
Bellamy Powell was a key member of many roles during her time with the SNCC, she is remembered for keeping the Black woman's perspective as a central part of the meetings, always using her knowledge and experience to advance the group in a healthy and influential fashion.
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As a continuation of her involvement in the empowerment of
African-Americans, Bellamy Powell played a key role in the foundation of multiple organizations: the National Anti-Klan Network, and the We Shall Overcome Fund. The latter of which was founded to nurture grassroots efforts within
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Bellamy Powell's life, the Student Nonviolent Cooperation Committee became one of the most important organizations in the struggle for black freedom. In fact, she was a part of the committee during the famous
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church. While in attendance, she participated in junior choir and weekly prayer meetings. When she turned 16 years old, Bellamy decided that although she respected and appreciated the idea of religion, it was not hers.
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Bellamy attended a neighborhood school, from kindergarten through high school all in the same town. It was not until she graduated from high school that
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Her pictures were words." With an avid clarity, her photographs, like her wisdom, carried her voice with them.
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2271:A. T. Walden
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2226:Maxine Smith
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2041:James Orange
1996:Irene Morgan
1951:William Ming
1931:Ralph McGill
1866:Viola Liuzzo
1851:Jim Letherer
1836:James Lawson
1766:Vernon Johns
1756:Esau Jenkins
1711:Myles Horton
1661:Fred Hampton
1651:Prathia Hall
1641:Dick Gregory
1611:Marie Foster
1606:James Forman
1596:James Farmer
1581:Medgar Evers
1541:Angela Davis
1476:Ramsey Clark
1456:James Chaney
1451:Johnnie Carr
1431:Ralph Bunche
1426:H. Rap Brown
1416:Ruby Bridges
1376:Joanne Bland
1351:Claude Black
1331:Marion Barry
1301:Muhammad Ali
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2942:2013 deaths
2937:1938 births
2834:Doug McAdam
2804:Chuck Fager
2431:Nonviolence
2336:James Zwerg
2331:Bob Zellner
2291:Roy Wilkins
2241:Hank Thomas
2176:Pete Seeger
2171:Bobby Seale
2036:Jack O'Dell
2031:Edgar Nixon
1961:Amzie Moore
1956:Jack Minnis
1896:Mae Mallory
1881:Clara Luper
1841:Bernard Lee
1731:Cecil Ivory
1726:Ruby Hurley
1696:Oliver Hill
1691:Aaron Henry
1591:Chuck Fager
1551:Dave Dennis
1441:Guy Carawan
1381:Julian Bond
1346:James Bevel
1336:Daisy Bates
607:Emmett Till
490:(1954–1968)
199:Later years
130:Early years
43:May 1, 1938
2931:Categories
2777:historians
2458:Satyagraha
2424:Influences
2116:James Reeb
2051:James Peck
2046:Rosa Parks
2016:Diane Nash
1886:Danny Lyon
1861:John Lewis
1806:A. D. King
1706:James Hood
1321:Ella Baker
1291:Zev Aelony
297:References
170:New Jersey
101:activist.
66:Occupation
39:1938-05-01
2921:Biography
2436:Padayatra
2385:"Kumbaya"
2345:By region
2001:Bob Moses
1906:Bob Mants
1891:Malcolm X
1811:C.B. King
1631:Fred Gray
1274:Activists
915:1964–1968
698:1960–1963
556:1954–1959
116:in 1965.
2366:Movement
1796:Tom Kahn
1080:Activist
500:timeline
431:Archived
375:Archived
313:Archived
275:See also
267:home in
174:Fort Dix
140:military
134:Born in
2895:Portals
2491:Related
2081:Al Raby
1036:funeral
899:Big Six
265:funeral
193:Alabama
181:Florida
147:Baptist
2677:Legacy
2453:Ahimsa
1082:groups
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82:Spouse
2775:Noted
2368:songs
1188:NAACP
1041:riots
162:Texas
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