1. Issues in Civil Rights 1960’s Unit

2. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 In August 1963, _______________ led 200,000 demonstrators of all races to ____________________ to help pass Kennedy’s Civil Rights Bill. Opponents of the Civil Rights Bill did whatever they could to _________________________ of it. After Kennedy’s assassination, ________________ committed to getting the bill passed in congress. The Act gave the government power to ________ discrimination and segregation in public places, at work, and in _____________.

3. Struggle for the Vote The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did little to guarantee the ____________________. Many African American voters were attacked or killed. Many others faced _________________. MLK Jr. staged another protest in ______________________ to help African Americans to register to vote. The peaceful demonstration turned violent as state troopers attacked ____________. Became known as _________________. The _______________________________ eventually passed and 250,000 new African Americans voters registered.

4. Problems for Urban African Americans Even after the passage of the civil rights laws, ___________, or prejudice and discrimination because of race, was common. African Americans also continued to face _________________________ as well. Race riots broke out in between 1965-68. A riot in __________ (a neighborhood in Los Angeles) Lasted for _______________. Detroit had a violent one as well. Many felt that the creation of ______________ in the inner cities and new ______________________ would help the problem.

5. The Black Power Movement After 1965, many African Americans began to ___________________ from the nonviolent teachings of Dr. King. They sought new strategies for __________________ and felt they should live free from the ___________________. ___________________ was a term that had many different meanings. To some, it meant physical _____________ and self-defense. Others, like ______________________, the leader of SNCC, felt that it meant that they should control the social and _____________________ for equality. Black power stressed African American culture and ___________________________, the philosophy of incorporating different racial groups into the ________________________.

6. Malcolm X In the early 1960’s, __________________ had become a symbol of the _______________________________. He was a member of the ______________________, known as the __________________, who believed the African Americans should __________________ themselves from whites and form their own communities. He eventually separated himself from the nation and began to support integration. He was _____________________ in 1965 for leaving the nation. The formation of the ____________________ was the result of a new militant group of African Americans preaching black power, ______________________, and economic ____________________.

7. Assassination of MLK Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was ___________________________ on _____________________ and created riots in more than 100 cities.