This document provides information about the origins and role of important civil rights organizations in the Black freedom struggle. It includes definitions of civil rights and human rights, as well as descriptions of organizations such as the NAACP, Civil Rights Congress, Congress of Racial Equality, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and Lowndes County Freedom Organization. The document also discusses the contributions of individuals such as Ella Baker, Gloria Richardson, Robert F. Williams, Diane Nash, Robert Moses, Rudy Shields, Bayard Rustin, Lonnie King, and T.R.M. Howard. Additionally, it explores arguments for the genesis of the Civil Rights Movement and organized responses of white supremacists to the Brown v. Board of Education decision.