black power Flashcards
what were the basic ideals go black power
- MLK regarded as the tool of the white man
- black nationalism
- rejection of non-violence
- white people not wanted in the civil rights movement
what was the background of Malcolms X’s life
- came from a poor, working class family
- dropped out of education and drifted to a life of crime
- joined the Nation of Islam in prison
what were some of Malcolm X’s beliefs
- didn’t want integration of blacks on equal footing into white society
- called MLK an ‘Uncle Tom’
- rejected non-violence and peaceful protests as it created an image of black people as passive and weak
- advocated political and economic black nationalism
what did the black power philosophy tap into and emphasis
tapped into and exacerbated the sense of anger and frustration, particularly amongst the youth in the second half of the 1960s
why was there a riot in Harlem, NY 1964 + casualties
due to a fall shooting of a black 15 year old by a white police officer
casualties - 2 killed, 100+ injured
why was there a riot in Watts, LA 1965 + casualties
due to the arrest of a black male
casualties - 34 dead, 1,000 injured
why was there a riot in Detroit, 1967 + casualties
after police raid on an illegal drinking establishment
casualties - 43 dead, 1,200 injured
what was the march against fear
- June 1966 by James Meredith
- attempted to walk from Tennessee to Mississippi to promote black voter registration and defy racial intimidation
- but Meredith was injured by a gunman on the second day
- SCLC, CORE and SNCC vowed to continue the march
consequence of SCLC, CORE and SNCC continuing the march against fear
internal tensions emerged which reflected the emergence of a younger generation of black students
who became chairman of SNCC in 1966 and the consequence
- Stokeley Carmichael
- SNCC moved towards a more radical position
- Carmichael espoused the exclusion of white Americans from SNCC
when did Carmichael leave SNCC and what organisation did he join
- left SNCC in 1967
- joined the Black Panthers
in the mid 1960s what did some black activists from CORE begin to do
began to reject the integrationist, non-violent approach that CORE followed
James Farmer, the leader of CORE, was forced out of leadership when and by who
- was forced out in 1966
- replaced by Floyd McKissick
what were the beliefs on Floyd McKissick
- advocate of Black Power
- pushed for the explosion of white members
- rejected non-violent protests as a way to bring change
what was the emphasis placed on in the mid 1960s and who included it in his speech
- black political consciousness
- racial pride
- MLK placed emphasis on this in his speeches, but he was opposed to attacking white people
