People United to Save Humanity

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People United to Save Humanity was a civil rights and social justice organization founded by Jesse Jackson in the early 1970s to advocate for economic and political empowerment of African Americans and other marginalized communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil rights organization
alternativeName Operation PUSH
PUSH organization
countryOfOrigin United States
fieldOfWork civil rights
economic justice
political advocacy
social justice
focusesOn African Americans
linked to: Black Americans

other marginalized communities
foundedBy Jesse Jackson
Reverend Jesse Jackson
linked to: Jesse Jackson
foundedFor economic and political empowerment of African Americans
mobilizing Black political power
promoting economic self-help in Black communities
hasAcronym PUSH
hasActivity boycotts and economic pressure campaigns
community organizing
leadership training
voter registration drives
hasHeadquartersLocation Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
linked to: Chicago
hasIdeology Black empowerment
nonviolent activism
progressive politics
hasKeyPerson Jesse Jackson
hasPurpose advocacy for civil rights
advocacy for marginalized communities
economic empowerment of African Americans
political empowerment of African Americans
social justice
hasSlogan People United to Save Humanity
hasSuccessor Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
inception early 1970s
locationCountry United States
mainRegionOfActivity United States
movement American civil rights movement
notableFounder Jesse Jackson
partOf Black freedom struggle in the United States

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Operation PUSH fullName People United to Save Humanity
Operation PUSH alternativeName Operation People United to Save Humanity
linked to: People United to Save Humanity
People United to Save Humanity hasSlogan People United to Save Humanity