Malcom X and Black Power (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Black Power movement emergence period
Black Power movement emergence period
Middle of the 1960s
Reason for shift to radical approaches
Reason for shift to radical approaches
Frustration with slow pace of change
MLK assassination year
MLK assassination year
1968
Who popularized 'Black Power' term
Who popularized 'Black Power' term
Stokely Carmichael
Black Power movement symbol
Black Power movement symbol
Raised clenched fist
Black Panther Party founding year
Black Panther Party founding year
1966
Black Panthers' uniform items
Black Panthers' uniform items
Blue shirts, black leather jackets, black berets
Black Panthers' community programmes (2 examples)
Black Panthers' community programmes (2 examples)
Breakfast clubs for children, community health clinics
Malcolm X's birth name
Malcolm X's birth name
Malcolm Little
Malcolm X's view of non-violent direct action
Malcolm X's view of non-violent direct action
Ineffective; whites wouldn't voluntarily grant equality
Religious organisation Malcolm X was associated with
Religious organisation Malcolm X was associated with
Nation of Islam
Malcolm X assassination year & by whom
Malcolm X assassination year & by whom
1965, by Nation of Islam members
Key achievement of 1964 Civil Rights Act
Key achievement of 1964 Civil Rights Act
Banned segregation in schools & public facilities
Focus of 1968 Civil Rights Act
Focus of 1968 Civil Rights Act
Fair housing practices
Athletes who gave 1968 Olympics Black Power salute
Athletes who gave 1968 Olympics Black Power salute
Tommie Smith and John Carlos