4.7 The tactics and impact of the SCLC, SNCC, and CORE, 1957-63 Flashcards
What did MLK and ther civil rights leader reslise
A violent campaign by those who wished for greater rcial equality would lead to major white backlash. state gov possessed the means through police and national guard to defeat any violent action by civil rights groups.
However, non-violent protests did not necessarily lead to a lack of violence
Civil rights groups deliberatly provoked the authorities into violent reaction, such as at Birmingham, Alabama 1963. Such reaction when filmed on national television an dreported by national press =used as pressure the fed gov into action to protect VR protestprs and implement change.
TIMELINE OF THE THE WORK AN DIMPACRT OF MLK, SCLC, SNCC AND CORE 1957-64
1957 - NAACP -little rock = great publicity - showed strength of yt resistance
1957 - SCLC = Washington March
1960 - SNCC= Greensboro SIT IN
1961 - SNCC Albany
1961 - CORE - Freedom rides
1963 - SCLC - Birmingham
1963 - ALL Black Organisation - march on wash - gooood Publicity
1964 - SNCC = Mississippi Freedom summer
1965 – Selma
