Other Perspectives on Civil Rights

Question 1

The Black Panther Party believed that

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African Americans were responsible for solving their own problems.

Question 2

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

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Bobby Seale.

Question 3

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

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could control their situation.

Question 4

Order was restored during the Detroit Riots

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after the National Guard arrived.

Question 5

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 6

A leader who believed that Islam could unify people of different races was

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Malcolm X.

Question 7

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 8

Malcolm X was assassinated by members of the

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Nation of Islam.

Question 9

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

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It discouraged alliances with supportive and sympathetic whites.

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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