New Challenges to Civil Rights

1. New Challenges to Civil Rights

2. In the mid to late 1960’s, the struggle for Civil Rights shifted to the North • Northern cities had de facto segregation, unlike the de jure segregation of the South • De facto = in fact, in practice • De jure = in law • The struggle in the North focused on equality in housing, healthcare, education, and job opportunities • Violence erupted in Northern cities • African Americans protesting, especially for economic equality, clashed violently with predominantly white police forces

3. Map Answer the following questions based on the map, using detailed information from the source to back up your answers • What was different about 1967, compared to the Civil Rights movement of the early 1960’s? • What do you think defines a “Serious Disturbance”?

4. New Civil Rights groups and ideas gained ground in the 1960’s • The Nation of Islam, a group of African American Muslims, was founded by the preacher Elijah Muhammad • Malcolm X was one of the most prominent members of the Nation of Islam • publically called for African Americans to separate from the rest of America and for the use of force in defending their rights and persons • The Black Power movement was a general trend among many to move away from the policies of nonviolence and cooperation with whites • The Black Panthers focused on fighting police brutality in the ghettoes of American cities

5. Malcolm X and MLK Guiding Question: How were Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, JR. similar or different? • Highlight or underline anything in Source A that can help you answer the guiding question • Highlight or underline anything in Source B that can help you answer the guiding question

6. MLK Assassination