US8 Malcolm X And The Black Power Movement

Question 1

What organisation did Malcolm X belong to?

Answer 1

The Nation of Islam (also known as The Black Muslims)

Question 2

What did the Nation of Islam believe?

Answer 2

• wanted separation - keeping the races apart
• said that white society was racist and corrupt
• rejected Christianity as a white man’s religion, urged African Americans to follow Islam
• best known member was Malcolm X who later left

Question 3

When Malcolm X left the Nation of Islam what did he establish?

Answer 3

The Organisation of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) in 1964. While speaking at a OAAU meeting in 1965 he was shot and killed by Nation of Islam members

Question 4

What did the Black Panther Party believe?

Answer 4

• extreme militant group that rejected King’s non-violent ideas
• argued that African Americans needed to protect themselves from white racists using violence if necessary

Question 5

How many members did the Black Panther Party have in 1968?

Answer 5

5000