COFO was an umbrella organization to unify various civil rights organizations, including the SNCC, CORE, and the NAACP. COFO made Black voter registration a priority in the civil rights movement.
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Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) Term Timeline in Coming of Age in Mississippi
The timeline below shows where the term Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) appears in Coming of Age in Mississippi. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 26
A coalition of Mississippi civil rights groups called Council of Federated Organizations COFO comes together and discusses their plans to run a “freedom ballot.” Anne is skeptical about...
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Chapter 28
Anne stops by the COFO headquarters in Jackson, which white night riders have vandalized. She discusses the murders with Bob...
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Chapter 30
...the street, she runs into Bob Moses, who asks her to come testify at the COFO hearings in Washington. She sits next to a 12-year-old boy, Gene Young, who encourages her...
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