The Civil Rights Movement, 1965- 75 Flashcards
Between 1964 and 1968 there were
329 major riots in 257 Northern US cities.
The riots began in July 1964 in New York City when
A policeman shot a young black man.They were a reaction to ghetto conditions and violence during the ‘Freedom Summer” in 1964
There were also riots in the
Watts district,LA
The riots in the Watts District, LA in 1965.These were a respnse to
Ghetto conditions, police violents and the events in the Selma
Riots followed every year in the
Summer months in different cities mainly in the North such as Chicago and Cleveland in 1966
The Kerner report was set up by
Johnson in 1968
The reports of the Kerner reports were that
THe riots were the consequence of poor living conditions in the ghettos.and the failure of black complaints to them.
African Americans should be listened to and properly involved in resolving the problems.
Policing methods must change because black communities do not trust police.
Policing during riots made them worse.
Money provided on improving conditions had not been spent on planned improvement, just on police.
King was assassinated on
4 April 1968
There were violent responses
To his murder across the USA.
