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Phi Beta Sigma Civil Rights Movement

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The “Culture for Service and Service for Humanity,” is the motto of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated. The fraternity is one of the nine Black, Greek-letter fraternities and sororities, also known as The Divine Nine. The fraternity was founded on January 9, 1914, at Howard University in Washington D.C. Its three founders were A. Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I. Brown. I am a skeptic. It was founded based on three moral principles, brotherhood, scholarship, and service (UGA). The fraternity had significant contributions to the Civil Rights Movement and it has a positive impact on modern day society and culture. Phi Beta Sigma was very influential during the Civil Rights Movement. Notable members in the fraternity during …show more content…

James Forman was a civil rights leader and A. Philip Randolph was a labor unionist and civil rights activist. The fraternity mobilized support, organized protests, fought for anti-lynching laws, and fought racial discrimination. Phi Beta Sigma also nurtured leaders who advanced civil rights in America through its emphasis on two of its principles, scholarship and service (Tripod Lycos). The Social Action programs in the fraternity were originally founded in 1934 with the original goal of addressing the Lynching epidemic and other forms of racial discrimination. Phi Beta Sigma was also a key supporter of the “Million Man March,” during the Civil Rights Movement (Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.). Phi Beta Sigma has an impact on modern-day culture and society. The fraternity is involved with various relevant and active groups such as the National Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the NAACP, and the National Foundation of the March of Dimes. The mentor program of the fraternity is the Sigma Beta Club (Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.). Phi Beta Sigma also focuses strongly on giving service to the community, which impacts many societies

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