The rise of Black Power, the Black Panthers and the Nation of Islam Flashcards
What riot lasted for six days and changed the views of the civil Rights movement?
In 1965 when riots broke out in the Watts area of Los Angeles.
What caused divisions within the movement?
Continuing poverty, racial discrimination and violent backlashes , with many wanting more quantifiable gains. Many believed that moderate actions were failing and that nonviolence was irrelevant in a racist country.
Who came up with the concept of Black Power?
Stokely Carmichael, a black leader who called for independence, self-reliance and black nationalism. He published a book in 1967 “Black Power”. He condoned the use of violence and envisioned the US splitting in half one side black and the other white.
What was the aim of the Black Power concept?
The movement aimed to gain power socially, politically and economically rather than gaining equality.
By the late 1960’s what violent group emerged?
The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. they were an armed group of african americans who operated basic services in the urban ghettos, patrolled the streets, and called for and armed revolution.
What did the Nation of islam focus on?
Separation rather than integration .
What did the Nation of Islam Believe?
Members believed a racial interpretation of Islam and combined intense racial pride, the idea of self-help, strict self-discipline and African American unity.
who was the most famous advocate of the Nation of Islam?
Malcolm XHe also rejected the civil rights movement’s strategy of nonviolence and instead advocated that black people should protect themselves by any necessary means.
