1. KEY TERMSOPENING ACTIVITY:  Black Nationalism  Stokely Carmichael and Black Power  Black Panther Party  Shirley Chisholm  Thurgood Marshall  Afrocentrism  Roots  Civil Rights Act of 1968  In most of the nonviolent protests, what factor pushed the federal government to respond to racial discrimination?  Study Test June 3 (Tuesday)

3. Describe the circumstances the led to the rise of the black power movement and the end of the civil rights movement.

5.  By the 1960s, 70% of African Americans lived in cities, often concentrated in ghettos, due to poverty.  In 1965, a race riot started in Watts  Lasted 6 days, 34 dead, 900 injured, 4,000 arrested  Riots spread to other cities  A government investigation, the Kerner Commission, concluded the riots were caused by inequality and unfulfilled expectations

6.  Read pg. 594-595 (just the top of 595)  You are reading to learn about why people abandoned Dr. King’s approach and what ideas did Malcolm X promote that became popular.  Read pg. 595 “SNCC Stands Up for Black Power”  You are reading to learn about what was “black power” and how did it change SNCC.

7.  Read pg. 595-596, “Black Panthers Work for Self-Determination”  You are reading to learn what the goals of the Black Panther Party was and why it failed.  Read pg. 596-597, “Black Power at the Polls Brings Political Gains”  You are reading to learn about what major political positions that African Americans earned in the 1960s.

8.  Read pg. 597, “Black Pride: The Growth of Afrocentrism”  You are reading to learn about the cultural changes that occurred due to the rise of black power.  Read pg. 598, “The Federal Gov’t Confronts Racism” and “Banning Racial Discrimination in Housing”  You are reading to learn about the end of the Civil Rights movement with Dr. King’s last protests.