▁in ▁neat ▁government ▁packages ." ▁ ▁" C ris is ▁and ▁Comm it ment ▁Stat ement " ▁ ▁The ▁" C ris is ▁and ▁Comm it ment ▁Stat ement " ▁was ▁a ▁full - page ▁ad ▁taken ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁The ▁ad ▁was ▁written ▁and ▁signed ▁onto ▁by ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁leaders , ▁condem ning ▁the ▁" ext reme " ▁measures ▁used ▁by ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Black ▁Power ▁movement , ▁while ▁re aff irm ing ▁the ▁basic ▁ten ets ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Mov ement . ▁The ▁statement ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁Dor othy ▁Height , ▁A . ▁Philip ▁Rand olph , ▁Bay ard ▁R ust in , ▁Roy ▁Wil kins , ▁Whit ney ▁Young , ▁and ▁Hob son ▁R . ▁Reyn olds . ▁ ▁Imp act ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁concept ▁remained ▁im prec ise ▁and ▁cont ested ▁and ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁used ▁the ▁s log an ▁r anged ▁from ▁business ▁people ▁who ▁used ▁it ▁to ▁push ▁black ▁capital ism ▁to ▁revolution aries ▁who ▁sought ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁capital ism , ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁Black ▁Power ▁ex ert ed ▁a ▁significant ▁influence . ▁It ▁helped ▁organ ize ▁scores ▁of ▁community ▁self - help ▁groups ▁and ▁institutions ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁depend ▁on ▁Wh ites , ▁encourag ed ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁to ▁start ▁black ▁studies ▁programs , ▁mobil ized ▁black ▁vot ers , ▁and ▁improved ▁ra cial ▁pride ▁and ▁self - este em . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most