Organization for Black Struggle
{{Short description|St. Louis, Missouri-based activist organization}}
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| leader_name = Montague Simmons
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Organization for Black Struggle is a St. Louis, Missouri-based activist organization founded in 1980. The organization seeks "political empowerment, economic justice and the cultural dignity of the African-American community, especially the Black working class." Organization for Black Struggle gained national attention when it joined with other organizations to publicly seek justice in the shooting of Michael Brown by a police officer on 2014.
In 2010, Montague Simmons became the chair of Organization for Black Struggle.
The organization was active in protests in Ferguson and St. Louis, Missouri, following to police shootings of Michael Brown and Vonderrit Myers Jr. in 2014.
References
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{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/oct/08/ferguson-protest-leaders-rally-new-york-michael-brown-shooting | title=Ferguson protest leaders: 'We'll take our anger out on people who failed us' | work=The Guardian | date=October 8, 2014 | accessdate=October 12, 2014 | author=Swaine, Jon}}
{{cite web | url=http://www.newsweek.com/peaceful-ferguson-october-march-recalls-missouri-protests-276921 | title='Ferguson October' Marches Through St. Louis | work=Newsweek | date=October 11, 2014 | accessdate=October 12, 2014 | author=Mejia, Paula}}
{{cite web | url=http://www.ibtimes.com/st-louis-ferguson-october-protest-black-youths-resolve-remains-firm-2-months-after-mike-1703425 | title=St. Louis Ferguson October Protest: Black Youths' Resolve Remains Firm 2 Months After Mike Brown Shooting | work=International Business Times | date=October 11, 2014 | accessdate=October 12, 2014 | author=Koplowitz, Howard}}
{{cite web | url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/8/14/ferguson-brown-protest0.html | title=Ferguson prompts activists to rethink black power movement in America | work=Al Jazeera America | date=August 14, 2014 | accessdate=October 12, 2014 | author=Hayoun, Massoud}}
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External links
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- {{Official website|https://www.obs-stl.org/}}
Category:Activist groups based in St. Louis
Category:African-American working class
Category:Organizations based in St. Louis
Category:Organizations established in 1980
Category:African Americans' rights organizations
Category:Killing of Michael Brown