African American Balck Power Flashcards
1
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Positive- emerged
A
Emerged from the failure of peaceful movement to achieve social and economic improvement
2
Q
Positive - 1955-65
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SCLC, SNCC + CORE achieved results. Pressure led to civil rights and voting right acts
3
Q
Positive- impact
A
Sense of pride, flourishing of black culture, art and conscious
4
Q
Negative -1965
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SNCC changed course and dismissed white members
5
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Negative- failure
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Failure of peaceful methods to achieve improvement in social and economic conditions
6
Q
NegativeA SCLC
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Less successful in 1965 + 68
7
Q
Negative- legal changes + equality
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Did little to help millions of poor
8
Q
negative- NAACP
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Condemned black power to be “ a menace to peace and prosperity”
9
Q
Negative- Nixon
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Tried pacify policies e.g Bussing
