Malcom X And Black Power Flashcards
What was the group Malcom X joined in prison
Nation of Islam NOI
What was the beliefs of the Nation of Islam
Shared many muslim beliefs but also believed in black nationalism ,Acoording to them white Americans deliberately held black people back and black people needed their own state
What were Malcom X’s beliefs
He rejected non violent direct action.The voting rights acts and civil rights acts had not brought black people the equality needed,He would never accept help from white people and would be millitant and speak of revolution
What happened after Malcom X’s Pilgramige to Mecca and in what year was this
1964,Afterwards he returned with changed views and was more willing to consider intergration and the help of white people and groups such as CORE and the NAACP
What happened to Malcom X after his shift in views and his leaving of the NOI and when
He was assasinated in 1965
What movement did Malcom X start
Black Power
What was Black Power
From 1963 a growing number of black Americans disagreed with the non violent approach and protested through radical ideas and believed in a seperate black state,unforced intergration,encouraged black people to be proud of their culture,rejected help from white people,and were were influenced by Malcom X
Why did black power have lots of support among the poor
Because many groups talked not just about power but also about improving the lives of black people in america
Who was Stokely Carmichael and what did he do
He was a member of SNCC who along with others set up the Lowdnes County Freedom Organisation as a political party to represent the black americans who had recently been allowed to vote,It gave them somebody to vote for who truly cared about black rights
When was the march against fear and what was it
June 1966 James Meredith led the March Against Fear through mississippi protesting about the violence black Americans in the south.James Meredith was then shot and MLK and Carmichael took over.MLK encouraged the people to be non violent but Carmichael swept many people along with more radical beliefs,they demanded black power
What happened at the mexico olympics and in what year
1968,Black Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos won gold and bronze.As the US national anthem was playing they did the black power symbol
What were the consequences of the Mexico Olympics events 1968
Us newspapers condemned them and Smith and Carlos were suspended from the team,However their actions inspired many young people who wanted revolution,Due to this public expression of black pride on the most public stage was seen as inspiration to many
What were the consequences of the black power movement and Malcom X
Less acceptance of white people into groups such as SNCC and CORE
Malcom X’s excecution
Pride in Black people’s heritage
Black panthers
March against fear
The demanding of equality
Shift in protest tactics
When were the black panthers set up
October 1966
What were the black panthers
They were made to be the police and social workers that their black communities needed but didn’t have,they did things such as encouraging co-operation between gangs,patrolling the streets,controlled traffic around school and running breakfast clubs before school
