Ricks, Willie, 1943-
- Authoritative Name:
- Ricks, Willie, 1943-
- Biography:
- Willie Ricks, also known as Mukasa Dada, was a prominent civil rights activist, community organizer and leader in the struggle for equal rights in the United States. Ricks first gained recognition for his work, alongside John Lewis, as a field secretary in SNCC. While a member of SNCC, Ricks actively planned and organized sit-ins, marches and public demonstrations throughout Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi. Following an intellectual and ideological split from SNCC, Ricks became active in the Black Panther Party, along with friend and colleague Stokely Carmichael, where he coined and helped popularize the slogan "Black Power."
- Associated Subjects:
- Ricks, Willie, 1943-
- Archival Collections And Reference Resources:
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26 items in 4 collections (expand all)
Willie Floyd Ricks
- Date of Original:
- 1965
- Collection:
- Individuals Active in Civil Disturbances, volume 2
- Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
Simuel Schutz, Wendell Paris, Willie Ricks, George Ware, and students marching in Tuskegee, Alabama, during a demonstration to protest the murder of Samuel L. Younge, a civil rights worker.
- Creator:
- Peppler, Jim
- Date of Original:
- 1966-01
- Collection:
- Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
Simuel Schutz, Wendell Paris, Willie Ricks, George Ware, and students marching in Tuskegee, Alabama, during a demonstration to protest the murder of Samuel L. Younge, a civil rights worker.
- Creator:
- Peppler, Jim
- Date of Original:
- 1966-01
- Collection:
- Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
Simuel Schutz, Wendell Paris, Willie Ricks, George Ware, and students marching in Tuskegee, Alabama, during a demonstration to protest the murder of Samuel L. Younge, a civil rights worker.
- Creator:
- Peppler, Jim
- Date of Original:
- 1966-01
- Collection:
- Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
Willie Ricks addressing a crowd on the sidewalk in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, during a student demonstration to protest the murder of Samuel L. Younge, a civil rights worker.
- Creator:
- Peppler, Jim
- Date of Original:
- 1966-01
- Collection:
- Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
Willie Ricks addressing a crowd on the sidewalk in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, during a student demonstration to protest the murder of Samuel L. Younge, a civil rights worker.
- Creator:
- Peppler, Jim
- Date of Original:
- 1966-01
- Collection:
- Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
Willie Ricks addressing a crowd on the sidewalk in downtown Tuskegee, Alabama, during a student demonstration to protest the murder of Samuel L. Younge, a civil rights worker.
- Creator:
- Peppler, Jim
- Date of Original:
- 1966-01
- Collection:
- Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Howard Spencer, Cleveland Sellers, Willie Ricks and Stokley [sic] Carmichael at the Jackson Municipal Airport, Jackson, Mississippi, 1967 May 18
- Creator:
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
- Date of Original:
- 1967-05-18
- Collection:
- Sovereignty Commission Online
- Contributing Institution:
- Mississippi. Department of Archives and History
Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Willie Ricks dressed in overalls and standing with a group of young African American males on a sidewalk in Jackson, Mississippi, 1964 June
- Creator:
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
- Date of Original:
- 1964-06
- Collection:
- Sovereignty Commission Online
- Contributing Institution:
- Mississippi. Department of Archives and History
Willie Ricks interview (Part 1 of 2)
- Creator:
- Ricks, Willie, 1943-
Merritt, Carole - Date of Original:
- 2006-01-24
- Collection:
- Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006
- Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
Willie Ricks interview (Part 2 of 2)
- Creator:
- Ricks, Willie, 1943-
Merritt, Carole - Date of Original:
- 2006-03-16
- Collection:
- Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006
- Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta History Center