The Divided Union: USA 1945-75-- Changes in the Civil Rights Movement 1963-1970

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Give TWO consequences of the Birmingham March 1963 President Kennedy sent in troops and calm was restored/ Mayor had to pass desegregation laws/ Black people able to apply for jobs/ huge impact on CRM because of the extreme racist nature of Birmingham is tackled
Year of the Washington March? 1963
Give two outcomes of the Washington March/event 300 reporters attended- heavily broadcast from around the world/ MLK "Dream" speech became instantly famous/ assisted the passing of the Civil Rights Bill 1964
Why was the the Civil Rights Act so significant? It banned discrimination in education, public places and work
Why did the Selma to Montgomery March finally succeed in 1965? Eventually MLK came in to lead; President Johnson sent in federal troops to protect marchers; worldwide publicity
What year was the Voting Rights Bill passed? 1965
Why did Malcolm X reject his original surname? Many black Muslims replaced their surname with the letter X to represent their lost African name
What was the Nation of Islam? Muslim group who believed that attempts at integration had failed and that it would be better to live separately
Why was the Black Power Movement needed in the Civil Rights Movement? Two reasons. Many younger blacks thought the main CRM was not making enough progress/ methods were too soft/ black people should react to extreme white violence/ by "any means necessary"
Impact of Stokely Carmichael? (two) Set up Lowndes County Freedom Organisation aiming to get black people voting/ community work/ focus on black rights and power/ "black is beautiful" self acceptance
Who was James Meredith? First black student accepted into the University of Mississippi
Who founded the Black Panthers? Bobby Seale and Huey Newton
Why did it seem a group like the Black Panthers were needed? Black Americans suffered police brutality/ white police didn't protect black areas and ghettoes/ very few community programmes were organised for black areas in poverty
What were TWO effects of the Black Panther Movement? Gained widespread support from the black community/ Made the Civil Rights Movement more militant/ Many people rejected this violence/ Some publicity showed the movement to be backwards/ Condemned by MLK
Give two consequences of the 1968 Olympics Highlighted discrimination in sport/ broadcast across the world/ a radical and inspiring show of black power/ controversial/ two athletes sent home/ embarrassed USA during the Cold War
Name ONE major riot with dates New York 1964 Los Angeles 1965 Chicago 1966 Newark and Detroit 1967 Washington 1967
Two causes of the series of riots Police brutality and long term problems of city living for black people (unemployment/overcrowding/poor services)
What was the impact of the Watts Riot? 34 dead, 1032 injured, nearly 4000 arrested, and $40 million worth of property destroyed
When was MLK assassinated? 4th April 1968
Name one consequence of MLK's death Widespread riots in over 100 towns/ riots cost $45 million worth of damage/ movement became violent/ many white people turned against the movement
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