Malcom X and Black Power 1963- 1970 Flashcards
Malcolm X: his beliefs, ideas, teachings, and involvement with the NOI
Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement. A spokesman for the Nation of Islam until 1964, he was a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the Black community
Malcolm advocated for armed self-defense and repudiated the message of integration as servile. But Malcolm X’s philosophy evolved. He pressed the NOI to involve itself more in the civil rights movement during his final years in the organization. He also renounced his previously held separatist views after converting to orthodox Islam
The reasons for the emergence of Black Power
It was caused by perceived failures of the civil rights movement. Turn towards militancy. Black Power began as a revolutionary movement in the 1960s and 1970s. It emphasized racial pride, economic empowerment, and the creation of political and cultural institutions.
Stokley Carmicheal’s importance
He was a young civil rights leader who, in 1966, popularized the phrase “black power.” Carmichael was a leading force in SNCC, working in the Deep South to organize African American voters. He later joined the Black panthers
“Black is beautiful”
The 1968 Mexico Olympics
Tommie Smithe and John Carlos took part in these Olympics and won gold and bronze, when receiving their medals they stood on the podium without shoes, bowed their head, raised their fist to symbolize black power, unity, and poverty. This was after the rumors of a boycott that was going to take place at the Olympics.
The achievements of the Black Panther movement
The Black Panther Party was an African American revolutionary organization that was formed in 1966 and reached its heyday a few years later. Its initial purpose was to patrol Black neighborhoods to protect residents from police brutality.
At its peak in the late 1960s, Panther membership exceeded 2,000, and the organization operated chapters in several major American cities.
