Evaluate the success of civil rights organizations in advancing the interests of African Americans during the period from 1945 to 1980.

Candidates will make an appraisal, by weighing up the strengths and weaknesses, of specific organizations in terms of their contributions in advancing civil rights for African Americans. Events and issues from the end of the Second World War to 1980 may be considered, but do not expect all organizations from that era to be included. While some mention of presidential administrations, individual leaders and events will have relevance, these should be placed in context of their role within organizations advancing civil rights. The evaluation may encompass the litigation sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), boycotts and demonstrations engaged in by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), sit-ins and other activities of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the philosophy and actions of Malcolm X and the Black Muslims, and the support of the Black Panthers for Black Nationalism.