Civil rights movement (forward change)

Question 1

Bruce- civil rights movement

Answer 1

The black clergy in the US in early 1960s were the backbone of civil rights movement
He sees religion as ideological resource for civil rights movement because they provided beliefs and practices that believers could draw upon for motivation and support

Question 2

Civil rights movement AO2

Answer 2

MLK- used Christianity to ensure the movement was seen as respectable
Rather than using violence to take on racist mobs and police he told campaigners to ‘turn the other cheek’ as Jesus did.

Question 3

Civil rights movement AO2

Answer 3

Black churches were able to channel dissent towards the racial segregation policies of the time and were a vehicle for mobilising both black and white public opinion in favour of civil rights for blacks