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1964 civil rights act |
End de jure segregation in the south. Public facilities desegregated by 1965. Racial discrimination no longer enshrined by law |
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When was the Selma March campaign |
1965 |
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What was the point of the Selma campaign 1965? |
only 23 of half black population registered to vote. MLK organised campaign over disenfranchisement knowing the sheriff would react with violence. Ensured campaign was non violent, sought to elicit white violence to get voting act through Congress. |
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What were the results of selma? |
King led people to vote, violent whites attacked people with venomous snakes, a youth was shot whilst protecting his mother. King arrested and wrote emotive letter from jail that was published in the New York times. |
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What was bloody Sunday? |
After the Selma campaign the SNCC and SCLC organised a March from Selma to Montgomery, state troopers attacked marches, made world wide headlines. |
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What did the voting rights act 1965 grant? |
Disallowed literacy and knowledge tests that prevented black people from voting, federal registrars established to decrease power of southern whites. Black voting drastically increased. |
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What were some common ghetto problems in the 60's? |
Housing poor, white prejudice and poverty made it difficult to move. |
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What were the watts riots 1965 |
Black mobs crying long live Malcom X set fire to several blocks of stores. MLK saw this as a class revolt. |
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What was the Chicago campaign? |
MLK wanted to draw attention to condition of ghettos. He moved his family into Chicago ghetto and organised marches and protests in the local community. |
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How much did the federal government grant to Chicago as a result of the campaign? |
$4 million which was not much across the whole city. |
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What kinds of radical groups did black people turn to as a result of the lack of progress in Chicago? |
Black Panthers |
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Why were whites not motivated to help the Chicago campaign? |
Because it would cost money in taxes and black people in neighbourhoods brought housing prices down |
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What were the impacts of king's death? |
SNCC who feared his top down leadership flourished in local movements. There were major riots across 100 cities. Congress passed fair housing act |
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Who was the leader of the nation of Islam? |
Elijah Muhammad |
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What did the nation of Islam believe? |
Allah created black people and an evil scientist created whites, white people would rule for several years until Allah's return. |
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How many members were the NOI estimated to have? |
250,000 |
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What did the nation of Islam want? |
Increased divisions between blacks and whites, black economic freedom and pride in black history. |
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What happened at the meredith March 1966? |
James meredith, the first black American to enter the univeristy of Mississippi organised a March to encourage black voter registration but was shot and hospitalised. Kings SCLC and Charmicals SNCC took up the March. |
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What were the different styles of leadership of King and Charmichael? |
Charmichael more radical, chanted "black power" at meredith March where as kings followers chanted "freedom now" Carmichael suggested non-violence when faced with violent whites was foolish. |
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When were the black Panthers founded? |
1966 |
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What were the successes of the black Panthers? |
Won support amongst ghetto residents, had over 40 clinics advertising legal rights and healthcare. Raised awareness of sickle cell anemia. |
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Who were the Chicago 8? |
A famous group of black Panthers arrested for conspiring to start riot at the democratic national convention |
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Why did the black power movement begin to fizzle out by the 1970's? |
Sexist alienation of female supporters, growing black pride and that they lost out on white liberal funding that funded other movements. |
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What was the significance of the black power movement? |
Contributed to growing black pride but failed to solve ghetto problems. |
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Who was the leader of the United farm workers? |
Cesar Chavez |
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When was the United farm workers set up? |
1962 |
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What did the United farm workers do? |
300 mile March to capital of Arizona with banners showing pride in Aztec and Catholic culture. |
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What did the United farm workers accomplish in 1966? |
With support of senator Robert Kennedy they successfully boycotted table grapes. Time magazine likened chaves to MLK and they gained catholic support. |
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Why did the United farm workers decline in the 1970's? |
Farm owners signed union contracts for workers. |
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Who was the leader of the southern Christian leadership conference |
Martin Luther king |
