Jack O'Dell

Jack O'Dell (born Hunter Pitts O'Dell, August 11, 1923 – October 31, 2019) was an African-American activist writer and communist,[1] best known for his role in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. During World War II, he was an organizer for the National Maritime Union.[2] He was also involved with the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) as well as working with Martin Luther King Jr.[3]

  1. ^ "Martin Luther King Jr. A current analysis" (PDF). archives.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  2. ^ Buhle, Paul (May 2011). "The Jack O'Dell Story". Monthly Review. 63 (1): 48. doi:10.14452/MR-063-01-2011-05_5. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  3. ^ University, © Stanford; Stanford; California 94305 (2017-07-03). "O'Dell, Hunter Pitts "Jack"". The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)