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Concerned Citizens for Equal Justice was a voluntary organization springing from the African American community in Topeka, Kansas. Its current status is unknown.
When an African American defendant was brought up for a hearing or a trial, members of CCEJ would show up as public witnesses to the proceedings. Supporters said that just having African Americans in a room where, otherwise, the defendant was the only Black person had a salutary effect on the proceedings.
It is not known how long this organization was in existence or whether it exists today. In the late 1980s the group collaborated in a limited way with a new predominantly white organization called the Task Force to Overcome Racism in Topeka.
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The Topeka Peace and Justice Center (http://www.networksplus.net/tcpj/), an umbrella peace and justice organization continuously in existence from this era.
In the state of Kansas the prison population was disproportionately represented by citizens of African American heritage.
As this story continues, some of the results of these efforts and collaboration with a successful African American group called ConcernedCitizens for EqualJustice will be explored (this organization provided a very effective informal advocacy for members of the African American community who were coming before the courts).
ConcernedCitizens for Topeka, a contemporary organization working on overcoming hate in Topeka, Kansas (not related to TFORT or CCEJ).
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