Research found that African American groups came together to combat racism and inequalities. Prior to the Civil Rights Era, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in 1909 to advance justice for African Americans. One of the organizations, founded in 1957, was the Southern Christian Leadership conference (SCLC), established by Martin Luther King Jr. The Congress Of Racial Equality (CORE), founded in 1942, got excited about the student activism and invited students to form their own organization called the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) founded in 1960. These organizations came together in a Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) by 1962 in Mississippi; Council of Federated Organizations (COFO). After collecting the qualitative data, the research was presented at the Kentucky State Capitol in February of 2019. Kenyatta also accepted the invitation to present her research at UK’s first Entrepreneur Showcase; she believed the research could transpire into an organization supporting students interested in history. Civil Visionaries Corporation was officially registered as a nonprofit in May of 2019.The goal of the project was to understand this important moment in time. Council of Federated Organizations a successful example of an equal-rights coalition; COFO’s success is a testament to the ability of multiple organizations overcoming their collective action problems.