In “Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement”, the audience is exposed to another leadership style and activism method. Ella Baker concentrated more on mobilizing the masses rather than education. Baker believed in the power of individuals as the key to their own salvation. Her strategy focused on grassroots mass mobilization. By allowing the individuals to actively participate in their own deliverance, the movement would be more meaningful (The Preacher and the Organizer, pgs 170-172). This method would be effective in allowing more people to directly participate in the movement. Participating in the Montgomery boycott did not require the same effort as teaching illiterate adults how to read. However, educating the masses allowed African Americans to even have a basic understanding of their rights and realize when they were being infringed upon. Another female activist, Anne Moody focused on grassroots activism, but employed some of the methods used by both Septima Clark and Ella Baker (Coming of Age in Mississippi). These three women demonstrate the overlap in the leadership and empowerment method employed by female leaders. Each woman relied on some form of grassroots activism, often times without the support of their male counterparts, to accomplish monumental
In “Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement”, the audience is exposed to another leadership style and activism method. Ella Baker concentrated more on mobilizing the masses rather than education. Baker believed in the power of individuals as the key to their own salvation. Her strategy focused on grassroots mass mobilization. By allowing the individuals to actively participate in their own deliverance, the movement would be more meaningful (The Preacher and the Organizer, pgs 170-172). This method would be effective in allowing more people to directly participate in the movement. Participating in the Montgomery boycott did not require the same effort as teaching illiterate adults how to read. However, educating the masses allowed African Americans to even have a basic understanding of their rights and realize when they were being infringed upon. Another female activist, Anne Moody focused on grassroots activism, but employed some of the methods used by both Septima Clark and Ella Baker (Coming of Age in Mississippi). These three women demonstrate the overlap in the leadership and empowerment method employed by female leaders. Each woman relied on some form of grassroots activism, often times without the support of their male counterparts, to accomplish monumental