MLK's changing priorities (Ghetto's)

Question 1

what problems were there with the Ghetto’s?

Answer 1

• housing was extremely poor
• white prejudice made it hard to move
• poor quality education for blacks made it difficult to break away from the poverty cycle.
• vast majority of police were white racists

Question 2

when did the Watts riots begin

Answer 2

summer of 1964 , however the first large scale one was in Los Angeles August 1965.

Question 3

what occurred during the Watts riots?

Answer 3

• a black mob was crying out “long live Malcolm X”

- set fire to several blocks of stores

Question 4

how did MLK describe the Watts riots?

Answer 4

as a class revolt, “unprivileged against the Privileged.”

Question 5

what was the aim from the Chicago campaign?

Answer 5

• to end de facto segregation in housing and employment
• the ghetto’s went against civil rights
• residents of ghetto’s felt that civil rights activists had neglected them,

Question 6

how many blacks were living in economic segregation in Chicago?

Answer 6

out of a population of 3 million 700,000 were black and living in poverty.

Question 7

how did King play an active role in the campaign?

Answer 7

in 1966 he moved his family to a ghetto residence

Question 8

who was the Mayor Daley?

Answer 8

he was the Mayor and he agreed with King that something needed to happen about the housing however went back on his word and did not do anything,

Question 9

what was the significance of the Chicago campaign?

Answer 9

• northern whites sympathised with Chicago whites as they new if blacks moved in then house value would go down.
• kings campaign achieved little accept the $4 million from federal government to Chicago housing
• people lost faith in the civil rights movement
• it alienated whites
• some turned to the black power campaign
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Question 10

when was king assassinated?

Answer 10

1969 by white racist James Earl Ray.

Question 11

how many black people graduated high school in 1960?

Answer 11

32% compared to 56% of whites

Question 12

statistic that highlights economic inequality for black people?

Answer 12

• Blacks made up 11% of America but 46% were unemployed

Question 13

why did MLK start his Chicago campaing?

Answer 13

• although there was now de jure segragation de facto segregation still existed in black ghetto’s (economic and social inequality)
• This was turning blacks to radicalism and violence and he hoped his chicago campaign would get people reject radicalism.

Question 14

how did King draw attention to the inequalities black were facing?

Answer 14

• led reporters around the rat infested ghetto’s with no heating.
• he also led marches through white neighbourhoods where they were exposed to white violence and abuse.