The S.C.L.C. and S.N.C.C. came to be the leading
organizations in the Southern states. C.O.R.E.--Congress of
Racial Equality--carried on the militant side of the struggle in
Northern urban centers, and it involved many Northern liberals in
crusades to help the movement in the South.
The N.A.A.C.P. tended to be uncomfortable with the new direct
action techniques and preferred more traditional lobbying and
legal tactics. It did get involved on a massive scale in giving
legal aid to the thousands of demonstrators who were arrested for
various legal infractions such as marching without a parade
permit, disturbing the peace, and for trespassing. To some
extent, the N.A.A.C.P. resented the fact that it had to carry the
financial burden for the legal actions resulting from these mass
protests, while the other organizations received all the
publicity and most of the financial aid inspired by that
publicity.
By the time the 1960 Presidential election approached, both
political parties had become aware that the racial issue could
not be ignored. In several Northern states, Afro-Americans held
the balance of power in close elections.
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