University - History Summary page of O stages 1990
This memo is titled "University" and may have been part of larger piece. It contains a list of some O programs and businesses through 1990.
Worksheet for Collecting CO history thru 1984
This document was created in the early 2000's to collect program details In preparation for a review of the O.
Timeline of 1960s-1970s Political Movements 2003
This is a list of a wide variety of U.S. government, left and resistance movements and organizations.
SNCC & CO: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
This document outlines problems of SNCC and then the CO and lists the "Method of Correction" for each of them. It was probably written in the 1980's
THE LIFE CYCLE OF SNCC
This is a dialectical analysis of the contradictions during the history of SNCC. It was probably written in the 1980's
ON CONTRADICTION: The Basic Law of Materialist Dialectics 2007
I. The Two World Outlooks
a. Metaphysics
b. Dialectical materialism
II. The Universality of Contradiction
a. Contradiction exists in the process of development of all things
b. In the process of development a movement of opposites exists from beginning to end.
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What is theory?
This document draws connections from James Forman's publications to the theory used by the O. Written in the early 2000's.
- The analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another
- A belief, policy or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action
- A scientifically acceptable body of principles offered to explain phenomena
What is the theoretical foundation?
Control, Conflict and Change by James Forman
This is a reprint of pamphlet written by James Forman. It was produced in the print shop and sold at the bookstore. Forman's work had a significant impact on the O. It was probably produced in the late 1970's from work written in the 1960's.
Twenty Enemies by James Forman
James Forman was a Black radical revolutionary and was the first and longest serving Executive Secretary of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. This pamphlet was used in study groups that were the initial introduction to the CO for many people. Many of its precepts were adopted by the CO. It was later sold in the Working Women and Man Bookstores. This edition republished the original with additional details added to the original. It was produced by the O printing press in the 1970's.
Three Tactics by James Forman
James Forman was a Black radical revolutionary. This document was written in 1971. This is a O printing press reprint from about 1980 of the original pamphlet. It was sold in Working Women and Man Bookstores. A manuscript version without the introduction is available here.