CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS

Question 1

MLK key failures

Answer 1

-focused on legislation for desegregation and votings rights- not much involvement in socio-economic issues (e.g after his death unemployment still higher for black people)

-Blamed for deaths of protestors at selma

–SNCC grew increasingly violent and criticised him

Question 1

MLK key successes

Answer 1

-montogomery bus boycott- crucial civil rights victory, turning point

-inspired tactics of core and SNCC

-SNCC set up by young people, based sit ins off of his non violent tactics

-set up SCLC

-influenced two major civil rights acts (1964 civil rights act, 1965 voting rights act)

Question 2

MLK key campaigns

Answer 2

Montgomery bus boycott

-birmigham campaign

-selma march

-march on Washington