2.1

Question 1

when did Malcolm X join the NOI + change his name to Malcolm?

Answer 1

1952

Question 2

when did Malcolm X leave the NOI?

Answer 2

1964

Question 3

when was Malcolm X murdered?

Answer 3

21st Feb 1965

Question 4

when was the Black Panther Party founded?

Answer 4

Oct 1966

Question 5

what did the Black Panther Party advocate?

Answer 5

black nationalism, self-defence

Question 6

when did the Black Panther Party come to national attention?

Answer 6

1968 Olympics medal award ceremony in Mexico City for men’s 400m

Question 7

who made the Black Power Salute at the 1968 Olympics?

Answer 7

Tommy Smith + John Carlos

Question 8

what happened in 1969 regarding members of the Black Panther Party?

Answer 8

28 members were killed by police shootouts, incl. leader Fred Hampton

Question 9

how many members did the Black Panter Party have at it’s height?

Answer 9

5,000

Question 10

when + where was MLK assassinated?

Answer 10

4th April 1968
Lorraine Hotel, Memphis Tennessee

Question 11

when was the Civil Rights Act passed?

Answer 11

1964

Question 12

what did the Civil Rights Act do?

Answer 12

• gave federal gov legal tools to end de jure segregation in the South
• forbade discrimination in employment on grounds of race, religion + sex
• established Equal Employment Commission

Question 13

why was the Civil Rights Act passed?

Answer 13

• activism of CR organisations (NAACP, SCLC, CORE + SNCC) - direct action
• sympathetic response of Northern whites to the CR movement - public sympathy
• a suitable tribute to JFK, who introduced it - public sympathy
• Johnson’s commitment to civil rights + his persuasion of Congress - lobbying

Question 14

what % of Southern black schoolchildren still attended segregated schools in 1968?

Answer 14

68%

Question 15

what were the limitations of the Civil Rights Act?

Answer 15

did little to facilitate black voting in Deep South + did not end violence against blacks

Question 16

why did King’s influence decline in 1967?

Answer 16

he openly opposed US involvement in the Vietnam War + lost support of Johnson

Question 17

when was the Voting Rights Act passed?

Answer 17

1965

Question 18

what did the Voting Rights Act do?

Answer 18

disallowed literacy + constitutional interpretation of tests that was traditionally used to stop black voter registration

Question 19

what % of Mississippi’s black population was registered to vote by 1968?

Answer 19

59%

Question 20

what was the impact of the Voting Rights Act?

Answer 20

• no. of black Americans elected to office increased 6 fold from 1965-1969, then doubled 1969-80
• 1969, Charles Evers became 1st black man to be elected mayor of Fayette, Mississippi

Question 21

when did 2 major Southern cities (Raleigh N. Carolina + Atlanta, Georgia) elect black mayors?

Answer 21

1973

Question 22

when + what was the Freedom Summer?

Answer 22

1964
CR activists made a major attempt to register black voters in Mississippi

Question 23

when was the march on Selma?

Answer 23

March 1965

Question 24

why did the Selma march achieve national coverage?

Answer 24

marchers were attacked by Alabama State Police at Pettus Bridge - 7th March

Question 25

what did Johnson do as a response to the march on Selma?

Answer 25

forced to intervene to protect marchers + put Alabama police under federal control

Question 26

why was the march on Selma significant?

Answer 26

contributed to VRA (1965)

Question 27

when was Chavez’ first major campaign?

Answer 27

1965

Question 28

how long did Chavez’ strike last + what did it grow into?

Answer 28

5 years
grew into a wider movement for Hispanic civil rights