the impact of martin luther king and the black power

the black panthers where also involved. talk about them

the most violent reputation. Huey Newton and Bobby Searle set it up in 1966. The Panthers never had more than around 5 000 members but they attracted a huge amount of publicity. This was because of the way they looked, their ideas and their use of violence. They wore black berets, black leather jackets, sunglasses, etc and they carried guns. They used armed patrols to protect black people from police brutality. Stokely Carmichael - probably the first person to use the phrase "Black Power" and leader of the SNCC, which started off as a non-violent group, but later became more radical

what was the black power movement key ideas

Blacks should take more responsibility, power and control in their own communities (e.g. set up their own businesses). They should not rely on white to give them rights, but take control themselves. • A rejection of the non-violent tactics of the main Civil Rights Movement. • More focus on social and economic issues (e.g. poverty) rather than political issues (e.g. Jim Crow laws) • Blacks should study their own history and culture and that they should feel proud of being black. Slogans Like "black is beautiful" formed a part of this. • Some people believed in separatism - the idea that blacks should set up their own state without any white people. (N.B. this is very different to segregation!)

why did the black power movement develop in the 1960s

Many blacks felt that the pace of change was too slow. Young blacks in particular were frustrated that things were not changing fast enough. • Even though Martin Luther King's campaigns had achieved some great things, most blacks still faced poverty, discrimination and racism as part of their everyday lives. • Many in the north saw King as irrelevant - he had focussed on ending segregation, but there had never been any segregation in the northern states. The issues there were different - e.g. poverty in the slums of the major cities. • Many grew frustrated with the non-violent campaigns. They felt it was humiliating black people and was not bringing enough change fast enough

why was luther king so important

Martin Luther King believed strongly in peaceful protest. • He used methods such as giving speeches, marches and sit-ins in order to try and change things for Black Americans. • He was also very good at dealing with politicians and so was able to successfully raise awareness of the Civil Rights Movement within Congress. • Because he insisted on remaining peaceful, he was better able to persuade Presidents and Congress to go along with him.

nation of islam was involved in the black movement name some factors about them

nation of islam - group of black muslims. wanted a more miltant approach and a totally seperate states for blacks in the USA. leader was malcom x (elijah muhammad). brillaint speaker. at first he wanted nothing to do with white people but after going on hajji he changed his views and accepted whites could play a useful role in achiving civil rights

what ways did martin luther kings campaign change by late 1960s

After the great successes of 1964 and 1965, King began to change his focus: • He began to concentrate on trying to improve living conditions, wages and jobs for the poor, focusing more on the northern cities than before. • He opposed the Vietnam War because it cost so much money - money he thought could be spent on black people. This lost him the support of some people. • However, people in the north thought Martin Luther King (a southerner) did not understand their problems and were reluctant to follow him. • This focus on social and economic issues was also more difficult to solve - mainly because they would cost so much money to solve. • As a result of all this, Martin Luther King became far less influential after 1965.