IMPACTS OF THE RACE RIOTS Flashcards
Name 1 social effect of the race riots?
=Lost sympathy of some white supporters of the CR movement
= whites more scared of AA youth
=Mostly due to exaggerated media reports
What was given to fix the condition of the ghettos?
Money from the Federal Government
What happened to the money given?
Spent on weapons and police training
What was really wrong thing with using the money for this?
Delt with problem but not the cause
What was a postive impact of the race riots?
—)Changed focus of CR campaigners to daily
socioeconomic problems of AA
–)widened the focus of the movement to North
What did the riots signify to many white Americans?
End of non violent civil rights campaigns