1961Handbook

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1961 Civil Rights Training Manual Released !

Brenda decided to reprint Organizing for Nonviolent Direct Action after her father's death, as an important piece of his legacy. It was the first training manual of its kind written on preparing for and carrying out peaceful protest in the U.S. Civil Rights movement. In the turbulent time of sit-ins and marches, many people wanted action and change. Seeking to keep the movement peaceful, Walker drew on his experience with the Fellowship of Reconciliation and the principles of Gandhi to lay out a basic how-to for nonviolent action in the struggle for civil rights. She hopes people will use these timeless principles in this new century as they were used in the 1960s, with constructive programs that exemplify “nonviolent attitudes in action.”