How did organizations like SNCC arrive at their methods for protesting, and how did economic and class struggles play into that work?

What roles did gender identity and sexuality play in the black freedom struggle? How did Ella Baker push back against those roles?

What was the central motivating factor of Ella Baker’s activism? How did that inform her philosophy of organizing? Do you see her style of organizing reflected in activist and political movements today?

How did faith and religion factor into Ella Baker’s life and in the civil rights movement overall?

What qualities make for a good leader? How did Ella Baker exemplify these qualities?

Was SCLC and SNCC’s commitment to nonviolence a positive influence on the black freedom movement? Why or why not

What role did the Harlem Renaissance play in Baker’s development as an intellectual? How did it inform her politics and activism?

How did the Cold War affect American culture and politics in the 1950s? Did those changes influence the civil rights movement?