1. Challenges to Civil Rights Movement
By 1965, groups and leaders begin to drift
Focus becomes the North where a different type of segregation exists
“White flight” led to decline of many US cities, this coupled with harsh treatment by police, will lead to race riots
Summer of ‘64, NYC sees first race riot
Summer of ‘65, Watts section of LA has deadliest, between over 100 US cities see riots
Trend of violence confuses some

3. More militant groups emerge by mid 60s
Malcolm X and The Nation of Islam
Hard line stance scared many Americans
After pilgrimage to Mecca, he changed his stance on race issues
This causes a split in the Nation of Islam and results in his death

4. CORE(McKissick) and SNCC(Carmichael) break away from MLK and adopt “Black Power”

5. 1966 Black Panthers emerge in Oakland

6. 1968 sees the movement lose momentum due to MLK and RFK assassinations

7. The End of the Movement Kerner Commission looks into causes of riots
Positive steps:
Elimination of de jure segregation (Brown v. BOE)
Huge increase in black voter registration
Civil Rights laws(‘64, ‘68, 24th Amendment, Voting Rights Act)
New jobs and increased schooling
Still needs work
Vietnam War will cause War on Poverty to fall apart
White flight, racism, poverty, unemployment remain as problems