Transcript Slide 1

Black Power
As the civil rights
movement grew, many
African Americans
questioned the
effectiveness of nonviolence. Others began
to question the
desirability of integration
altogether. Adopting
a slogan of Black Power,
many of these leaders
began to go in another
direction.
Northern Segregation
• De facto segregation – Segregation that exists
by practice and custom.
• De jure segregation – Segregation by law
• Which is harder to fight? Why?
In 1946, while in
prison, Malcolm
embraced the
teachings of Elijah
Muhammads’s Nation
of Islam, or Black
Muslims, an offshoot
of the orthodox
Islamic faith. He began
to preach black
separatism and armed
self-defense.
Malcolm X
Black Power
• A call for black people to define their own
goals…and to lead their own organizations.
• MLK urged to stay away from this to avoid
violent resistance.
“Because I’ve been to the mountaintop….and I’ve
looked over….and I’ve seen the Promise Land….I
may not get there with you but….we as a people
will get to the Promise Land.”
King is Assassinated
On April 4, 1968,
Martin Luther
King, Jr. was
assassinated in
Memphis, TN,
by James Earl
Ray.
Legacy of the CRM
Gains
1. End of legalized
segregation
2. Constitutional
and legal protection of civil
rights and voting
rights.
3. Increased pride
in racial identity.
4. More AfricanAmerican voters,
elected officials,
and high school
and college
graduates.
Unfinished Work
1.
The movement still faces
such challenges as:
*housing and job
discrimination
*educational inequality
*poverty
*racism
*lack of jobs
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Affirmative Action programs involve making
special efforts to hire or
enroll groups that have
suffered discrimination.