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CHAPTER 21 SECTION 3 CIVIL RIGHTS. EQUALITY New direction Equality Change social / economic structures New leaders Attention turned to the North.

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1 CHAPTER 21 SECTION 3 CIVIL RIGHTS

2 EQUALITY New direction Equality Change social / economic structures New leaders Attention turned to the North

3 THE NORTH De facto segregation Exists by practice and custom Harder to fight - attitudes De jure segregation By law “White Flight” Suburbs Decaying slums Deteriorating schools High unemployment

4 URBAN VIOLENCE Race Riots Watts, Los Angeles August 11, 1965 Burned business 34 killed 1,000+ injured 3,000+ arrested Wanted economic equality http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRDvY_anJdc&list= PL4115F4B178D23291

5 NEW LEADERS Malcolm X (Little) Jailed at 20 Studied teachings of the Nation of Islam Black Muslims Islamic minister Whites the cause of black condition Separate from white society Armed self-defense

6 CONT. Broke from Nation of Islam Went on Pilgrimage to Mecca Orthodox Islam Racial equality Attitude towards whites changed “Ballots or Bullets” “well if you and I don’t use the ballot, we’re going to be forced to use the bullet, so let us try the ballot” February 21, 1965 Giving a speech in Harlem Shot / killed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRSgUTWffMQ&list=PLFF894240659A7ACE

7 BLACK POWER James Meredith (Ole Miss) 225 mile “Walk against fear” Tennessee to Jackson Shot by white racist “We shall overrun” Develop African American Pride Some began to move away from Peaceful ways of MLK

8 BLACK POWER Black Panthers Fight Police brutality Self-defense Self sufficiency Full employment Decent Housing Vietnam Draft Unfair ratio Mao Zedong writings Sold copies Daycare centers Free breakfast program Free medical clinics Assistance to homeless

9 ASSASSINATIONS April 4, 1968 Memphis, TN Hotel Balcony King is shot = Age of 39 Shooter = James Earl Ray http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmOBbxgxKvo Robert Kennedy That night he made a speech / plea for nonviolence Killed June 1968 Jordanian Immigrant= Upset over Israeli support Riots exploded in over 100+ cities Flames http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttO O-KlnC90

10 LEGACY Civil Right Act of 1968 Ended discrimination in housing School attendance increased Led to better jobs / business opportunities Greater pride in racial identity Appeared more in Hollywood 1970 2/3 (eligible) registered to vote More elected officials Affirmative Action Efforts to hire / enroll groups that have suffered discrimination Reverse Discrimination? Quotas


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