Successes of the CRM

Question 1

Successes of the CRM topics

Answer 1

MLK, CRM groups, federal support, the radical movement and social, economic and political pressures

Question 2

Successes of the CRM introduction

Answer 2

Previously little progress had been made, but WW2 had opened the eyes of many black Americans and several steps were made to meet the needs of black Americans

Question 3

MLK K

Answer 3

August 1963 organised march on Washington - 250,000 turnout and I have a dream speech, 1965 organised a march in Selma, Alabama which had a strong racist presence

Question 4

MLK A

Answer 4

Attracted attention and support for the CRM, helping them in their efforts

Question 5

MLK A+

Answer 5

March only focused on segregation in the south and did not mention north, leading to a loss of support in northern black Americans

Question 6

MLK E

Answer 6

Helped organise Montgomery bus boycotts, showing his organisational skills and desegregating busses in the area

Question 6

CRM groups K

Answer 6

NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People) provided money and legal expertise with Brown V. Topeka and bailing members from other groups, SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Committee) launched peaceful protests against segregation such as Birmingham protests where 600 arrested

Question 7

CRM groups A

Answer 7

Court cases won by groups helped to end segregation across the south (e.g. education)

Question 8

CRM groups A+

Answer 8

Groups such as the SCLC only focussed on the south and did not help northern black Americans at all

Question 9

CRM groups E

Answer 9

CORE (Congress Of Racial Equality) also led campaigns such as sit-ins at lunch counters that desegregated them

Question 10

Federal support K

Answer 10

1964 Civil Rights Act banned segregation in employment and all public areas, 1957 Civil Rights Act made it illegal to prevent a black person from voting and overrode state law

Question 11

Federal support A

Answer 11

Black Americans could no longer be denied jobs or services and the federal government could enforce the act with legal action

Question 12

Federal support A+

Answer 12

Not a single black person was added to voter rolls by 1959

Question 13

Federal support E

Answer 13

1968 Civil Rights Act reaffirmed 1957 Act but also mandated federal oversight, meaning hundreds of thousands were added to voter rolls

Question 14

Radical movement K

Answer 14

Malcom X advocated violent separatism in Nation of Islam but also spoke about ways to tackle poverty and crime, Stokely Carmichael became president of SNCC (Student National Coordinating Committee) and founded militant black panthers but also organised breakfast clubs and handed out free clothing

Question 15

Radical movement A

Answer 15

Their message empowered northern black Americans, encouraging them to fight for civil rights

Question 16

Radical movement A+

Answer 16

Acceptance of violence as a legitimate tactic lead to a loss of support from the media for the CRM and the FBI sabotaging their activities

Question 17

Radical movement E

Answer 17

Kerner Report 1968 placed blame for rise of violence and ghetto riots with white racists, forcing the government to give civil rights to solve the problem