key individuals within the movement, and rise of Black power Flashcards
key individuals within the civil rights movement and the rise of Black Power
What was MLK involvement
- march on washington 1963
- watts riot 1965
- chicago 1966
- meredith march 1966
- affirmative action
- poor people campaign 1968
what was the March on Washington? 1963 - MLK involvement
- one of the key organisers
- bring together various organisations and leaders
- i have a dream speech
- widely credited for helping build support for the movement
what was MLK’s involvement in Watt’s Riot
- did not support the violence so arrived after it had finished
- wanted to support these living in ghettos
- said the violence was environmental due to conditions
what was the Chicago Riot of 1966? MLK involvement
- King and SCLC announced plan to launch campaign to address the issues of racial segregation, discriminatory housing practises and economic injustice
- King led open housing march to protest discriminatory housing practises
- bring attention
- failed to achieve immediate results
what is MLK’s involvement Meredith March 1966
- James Meredith
- aimed to protest against racism and encourage African Americans to exercise their voting rights
- MLK - participation and continued to attract admiring crowds
- his leadership and reputation inspired people to join the March 6, 2024
what is the MLK’s involvement affirmative action?
- responses to institutionalised discrimination and racial equality
- MLK had a key role
What was the MLK’s involvement in the Poor People Campaign 1968
- initiated by MLK and SLCC
- Goal - address economic injustice and poverty
when was MLK assassinated
April 1968
what were the successes of MLK
+ civil rights act of 1964 - due to his leadership
+ voting rights act of 1965 - role
+ nobel peace prize
+ media attention
+ inspiration
what were the weaknesses of MLK
- wanted to be involved in all planning
- often took credit
- limited economic progress
what were black nationalists
those who favored a seperate black nation either within US or Africa
who was Elijah Muhammed
- led the Black Muslims of the Nation of Islam from 1934-1975
- claimed Allah originally created people black and other races were created by an evil scientist
- advocated for speratism and armed self defense against white aggression
what were aims of the Nation of Islam
- provide black people with an alternative to the white mans Christian religion
- persuade members to live a religious life
- increase black self-esteem
- keep and whites seperate
- encourage black to improve their economic situation
- set up temples in northern black ghettos
methods/impacts of Nation of Islam
+ high membership
+ attracted and inspired ghetto dwellers - self-confidence
+ emphasised racial pride and economic self help
+ Muhammed created buisnesses - symbolised black success and gave rare employment opportunities in the ghettos
+ unrealistic
+ teachings exacerbated divisions between races
+ didn’t like MLK - divisions between groups
+ expected people to convert to a religious life
who was Malcom X
= rough childhood - poor area
= arrested for burglary
= believe non-violence wouldn’t work
= believed a revolution was necessary
= installed fear in white Americans
= converted to the Nation of Islam
= preached and recruited into NOI
= believed people had to control their own lives, rely on self-help and defend their own communities
