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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Allen--Newspaper and magazine clippings, newsletters and reports, and 1964 correspondence (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Z: Accessions, M85-587, Folder 2)

Creator:
Allen, Pamela P., 1943-
Date of Original:
1964/1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Beech--Ministers' Project volunteers' reports, August 20-December, 1964 (Robert Beech Papers, 1963-1972; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 945, Box 6, Folder 7)

Creator:
Beech, Robert, 1935-2008
Date of Original:
1964/1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

CORE--Fourth Congressional District Project Office operations - Memoranda and reports, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 2, Segment 30)

Creator:
Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi Fourth Congressional District
Date of Original:
1964/1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Dunlap--Mississippi Freedom Project, 1964-1965 (Papers, 1964-1972, 1994; Z: Accessions, M2000-007, Box 2, Folder 5)

Creator:
Dunlap, Bryan R.
Date of Original:
1964/1967
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Freedom Information Service--WATS reports, August 1964 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 780, Reel 1, Segment 6)

Creator:
Freedom Information Service
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Freedom Information Service--WATS reports,July 1964 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 780, Reel 1, Segment 5)

Creator:
Freedom Information Service
Date of Original:
1962/1979
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society
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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
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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