Martin Luther King's last campaigns Flashcards
1
Q
when was the Moynihan report?
A
1965
2
Q
When was the Chicago freedom movement?
A
1966
3
Q
Which civil rights groups were involved with the Chicago freedom movement?
A
SCLC and CCCO
4
Q
When was the Poor people’s campaign?
A
1968
5
Q
What were the demands of the campaigners of the Poor people’s campaign?
A
-A federal budget of $30 billion a year to combat poverty.-A government commitment to full employment.-government initiatives to build half a million new houses a year.
6
Q
When was the Memphis Sanitation Workers’ strike?
A
1968
7
Q
When was King assassinated?
A
4th April 1968
8
Q
Who assassinated King?
A
James Earl Ray
9
Q
After King’s death in how many cities and states did violence brake out in?
A
violence broke out in 140 cities across 29 states.
