Impact of Black Militancy Flashcards
(31 cards)
What was set up in 1965?
Lowndes County Freedom Organisation
What was the purpose of this party?
A party directly advocating for Black rights, from Black people themselves
What was the party’s slogan?
“Vote for the Panthers, then go home”
Who refused King’s method of non-violent protests?
Car Michael
Why did Car Michael not agree with non-violent protests?
Lacked the understanding of power
Normalised violence
What did Car Michael want instead?
To exclude White people that helped with their campaign
What did Car Michael replace?
Replaced the “Freedom” slogan with “Black Power”
What was the symbol of the new Black Power movement?
Raised arm with a clenched fist
What happened in 1965?
The Black Power movement split
Why did the Black Power movement split?
Wasn’t a leader
- Incoherent, and messy as radical groups overpowered
What happened as a result of the Black Power movement splitting?
Black Panthers had adapted the Panther logo
What did the Black Panthers do?
- Organised free breakfast clubs for schoolchildren
- Helped out in black communities
What sparked the government’s attention?
They carried guns and weapons around with them
What was the Black Panther’s ten point programme?
- Black history courses at university
- Decent housing
What was the result of the Black Panther’s?
- Pushed for more black staff at work
- Created Black trade unions
What was the influence of these Black trade unions?
They pushed for equal wages and more job opportunities for black people
Who had the Black Panther’s influenced?
The NAACP to be more radical instead of settling for less
Why had the Black Panthers movement worked?
They made change happen now, not create solutions to the problems for the future
What happened in 1964?
Mass riots in NYC, Chicago and Philadelphia
Why were there riots?
‘police brutality’
What was the ‘true’ cause for these riots?
Problems for Black’s lives in the city
What caused summer riots to worsen?
Heat = increase in tempers and over crowdedness
What was the result of these riots?
Gov intervention to calm violence accepted,
State police violence was seen to be exaggerative
Why had media coverage turned a blind eye?
Majority white people lacked objectivity
- Used emotions to deceive images of the event
