1960's civil rights

Question 1

who was Martin Luther king?

Answer 1

• minister who got involved with civil rights after Montgomery bus boycott
• followed Ghandi teaching of non violent protest

Question 2

which group did Martin King founder?

Answer 2

SCLC (souther christian leadership)

Question 3

when was the march on Washington?

Answer 3

1963

Question 4

What happened during the march on Washington?

Answer 4

• for jobs and freedom
• civil rights groups like NAACP, CORE, SCLC joined together
• 200k attended
• king “I have a dream” speech
• blacks and white involved

Question 5

what was the positive impact of the march on Washington?

Answer 5

• huge publicity and demand for civil rights bill (passed by Johnson in 64)
• end segregation in public places and led to other march like Birmingham

Question 6

what were the freedom rides?

Answer 6

• 1961 group of 13 activists
• don’t to test Supreme Court ruling of Boynton v Virginia (50)
• recruited by CORE

Question 7

who was Malcolm X?

Answer 7

• father supported Garvey - house was torched, father assassinated, mother in metal home
• arrested and found islam in prison
• made blacks realise self worth
• created islam group so was assassinated by muslims during speech about human rights

Question 8

What was black power?

Answer 8

• created by Carmichael (influenced

Question 9

what were the ghetto riots (1964-72)?

Answer 9

• those living in ghettos couldn’t relate to NAACP and king who didn’t know economic struggle
• led to 250 deaths and 69k arrests
• young people in ghettos related more to black power than kings fight for equality

Question 10

what was the black panthers plan for black empowerment?

Answer 10

• 10 point plan to empower black areas economically with better housing, education, employment
• had more radical demands like exemption from army and blacks freed from prison (unpopular)

Question 11

why were the black panthers controversial?

Answer 11

• used “right to bear arms rule” to follow police around with guns (done to protest/ end price brutality)
• targeted by FBI with phone hacking, arrests and political assassination

Question 12

how did the black panthers use the media?

Answer 12

used it to reverse gender roles by showing women with guns and men running breakfast clubs for kids (organised child care so women could work)

Question 13

why was there a growing support for black power and separatism?

Answer 13

• people in ghettos couldn’t relate to king
• Malcolm x promoted self worth with violence
• frustration that nothing changed so didn’t want to be part of white society

Question 14

when and what was the voting rights act?

Answer 14

• 1965

- gave not to all black Americans

Question 15

when and what was the Boynton v Virginian case?

Answer 15

• 1960

- got ride of segregation on buses and trains

Question 16

which group did Malcolm x lead?

Answer 16

SNCC