Ella Baker and the SNCC: Grassroots leadership and political activism in a nonhierarchical organization.

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dc.contributor.advisorGriffith, Priscilla,en_US
dc.contributor.authorCharles, Joan E.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-16T12:20:54Z
dc.date.available2013-08-16T12:20:54Z
dc.date.issued2007en_US
dc.description.abstractIn SNCC, both men and women worked side by side in rural America. Some of SNCC's successes were due to the work of the large number of Black and White women in the organization. The study describes how SNCC promoted the development of leadership skills of the female activists and in doing so, the activists and local "Beloved Communities" were transformed.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis historical case study examined political activism and social movements as they relate to the life of Ella Baker and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in order to describe non-positional, grassroots leadership within a nonhierarchical organization that created social change in America. An examination of the life of Ella Baker and the organizational structure of the SNCC showed how women and men used non-traditional leadership roles to create, build, and maintain the momentum of a mass movement.en_US
dc.description.abstractShe did not seek credit for what she did, but she received gratification from witnessing people who enjoyed seeing others grow and emerge into leaders. She was a visionary leader. She created a new story, one not known to individuals before and achieved success in conveying this story effectively to others.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe study describes the leadership style of Ella Baker and the SNCC, thereby giving an alternative leadership style for schools and other organizations that are interested in restructuring their organizations to include full participation of all members. The study also describes the nature of community organizing in rural areas in America in the 1960s and clarified the process by which SNCC mobilized and transformed social structures. The study further describes the successes and constraints SNCC activists faced when they try to do so. Ella Baker and SNCC activists encouraged and supported emerging leadership among grassroots people.en_US
dc.description.abstractThrough the use of one semi-structured interview, archival, biographical, and scholarly materials, this study provides qualitative, historical data about group-centered leadership in a non-bureaucratic organization. Men and women will benefit from this study when they are ready to accept new ideas about leadership, full participation of organizational members, and change theory.en_US
dc.format.extentxii, 249 leaves ;en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/1253
dc.noteSource: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 68-10, Section: A, page: 4507.en_US
dc.noteAdviser: Priscilla Griffith.en_US
dc.subjectCommunity leadership Case studies.en_US
dc.subjectBaker, Ella, 1903-1986.en_US
dc.subjectPolitical Science, General.en_US
dc.subjectGender Studies.en_US
dc.subjectStudent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)en_US
dc.subjectWomen's Studies.en_US
dc.subjectHistory, Black.en_US
dc.subjectSocial movements Administration Case studies.en_US
dc.subjectSociology, Organizational.en_US
dc.subjectBiography.en_US
dc.subjectPolitical participation Case studies.en_US
dc.thesis.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineDepartment of Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculumen_US
dc.titleElla Baker and the SNCC: Grassroots leadership and political activism in a nonhierarchical organization.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
ou.groupJeannine Rainbolt College of Education::Department of Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum
ou.identifier(UMI)AAI3278447en_US

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