What Was The Impact Of Black Militancy?

Question 1

Malcolm X:

Answer 1

Believed in black militancy

Question 2

How many ghetto pupils completed high school?

Answer 2

Only 32%

Question 3

How many black Americans were unemployed?

Answer 3

46%

Question 4

How many race riots were there in US citied from 1964-68?

Answer 4

200

Question 5

The Nation of Islam:

Answer 5

Black separatist religion established in 1930

Question 6

Leader of SNCC in 1965:

Answer 6

Stokely Carmichael

Question 7

What did Stokely Carmichael set up?

Answer 7

Lowndes County Freedom Organisation

Question 8

What was the Lowndes County Freedom’s slogan and symbol?

Answer 8

Used a panther symbol and the slogan ‘Vote for the panther and then go home’

Question 9

What group was set up in 1966?

Answer 9

Black Panthers

Question 10

How did the Black Panthers try to improve Ghettos: (4)

Answer 10

• Established clinics in which advice was given on health, welfare and legal rights
• Served up Free Breakfasts to the ghetto poor (2000 weekly in California in 1970)
• Established summer schools for the study of black history and culture in order to black self-esteem
• Followed police cars in order to expose police brutality in the ghettos, which led to some violent shootouts

Question 11

When was the Northern Crusade?

Answer 11

1966

Question 12

Northern Crusade aims:

Answer 12

To improve slums by setting up tenant unions, improving working conditions and teaching young people about non-violent protests

Question 13

How many black Americans lived in Chicago:

Answer 13

800,000