Changes in the Civil Rights Movement

Question 1

The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was formed in 1966 by Huey Newton and

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Bobby Seale.

Question 2

Which event signaled a directional change for the SNCC?

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the rise of Stokely Carmichael to leader of the SNCC in 1966

Question 3

Which statement best illustrates a philosophical change during the civil rights movement of the 1960s?

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Malcolm X parted ways with the Nation of Islam.

Question 4

Malcolm X’s legacy in the civil rights movement includes the idea that African Americans

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could control their situation.

Question 5

After Huey Newton went to jail in 1967, the Black Panther Party

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promoted the use of violence as an option.

Question 6

Malcolm X was assassinated by members of the

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Nation of Islam.

Question 7

How did the Black Power movement change the civil rights movement?

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It discouraged alliances with supportive and sympathetic whites.

Question 8

Why were the Detroit Riots of 1967 significant?

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Many people died and were injured during the riots.

Question 9

Which ideas did members of the Nation of Islam support?

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black nationalism

Question 10

A cause of frustration about racism in the United States during the 1960s was that

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segregation continued despite the passage of laws to eliminate it.

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