1. New Challenges to Civil Rights

2. In the mid to late 1960’s, the struggle for Civil Rights shifted to the North
Northern cities had de facto segregation, unlike the de jure segregation of the South
De facto = in fact, in practice
De jure = in law
The struggle in the North focused on equality in housing, healthcare, education, and job opportunities
Violence erupted in Northern cities
African Americans protesting, especially for economic equality, clashed violently with predominantly white police forces

3. Map
Answer the following questions based on the map, using detailed information from the source to back up your answers
What was different about 1967, compared to the Civil Rights movement of the early 1960’s?
What do you think defines a “Serious Disturbance”?

4. New Civil Rights groups and ideas gained ground in the 1960’s
The Nation of Islam, a group of African American Muslims, was founded by the preacher Elijah Muhammad
Malcolm X was one of the most prominent members of the Nation of Islam
publically called for African Americans to separate from the rest of America and for the use of force in defending their rights and persons
The Black Power movement was a general trend among many to move away from the policies of nonviolence and cooperation with whites
The Black Panthers focused on fighting police brutality in the ghettoes of American cities

5. Malcolm X and MLK
Guiding Question: How were Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, JR. similar or different?
Highlight or underline anything in Source A that can help you answer the guiding question
Highlight or underline anything in Source B that can help you answer the guiding question

6. MLK Assassination