The Regional Council of Negro Leadership (RCNL) was a society founded by Theodore Roosevelt Mason Howard in 1951 to promote a program of civil rights, self-help, and business ownership. It pledged “to guide our people in their civic responsibilities regarding education, registration and voting, law enforcement, tax paying, the preservation of property, the value of saving and in all things which will make us stable, qualified conscientious citizens.” Instead of starting from the “grass roots,” however, the strategy was to “reach the masses through their chosen leaders” by harnessing the talents of blacks with a proven record in business, the professions, education, and the church.
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