U8L96/97 CIVIL RIGHTS: NON-VIOLENCE VS. RADICALISM

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1. Which provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do you think were most important? 

1. In his speech, President Lyndon Johnson claimed “There is no Negro problem . . . There is only an American problem.”

3. What do you think he meant when he said this?

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How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 expand the rights of African Americans?

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• WHAT MOTIVATES THE PHILOSOPHY OF NON-VIOLENCE OF MLK?

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How did non-violence shape the Civil Rights Movement?

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To what extent was protest and civil disobedience most important in the dismantling of the Jim Crow system?

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The catalyst for the 1965 Watts Riots was the arrest of ________________, an event that ignited existing tensions. However, the McCone Commission's report highlighted that the underlying causes were rooted in systemic ________________ and the resultant socio-economic ________________ that persisted despite Civil Rights legislation.

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Why did both CORE and SNCC increasingly turn away from nonviolence by the late 1960s? Do you think this turn was a good idea? Why or why not?

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What factors contributed to the emergence of Black nationalism in the 1960’s?

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ACCORDING TO DAVIS, HOW DOES ONE BECOME A ‘REVOLUTIONARY'?

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CONSIDERING NOT ONLY THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, BUT PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED TOPICS ON COMMUNISM - HOW HAVE TERMS LIKE VIOLENCE AND FEAR BECOME ASSOCIATED WITH TERMS LIKE “REVOLUTIONARY” AND “RADICALISM” TO WHAT EXTENT ARE THESE ASSOCIATIONS ACCURATE? 

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a. Briefly explain Malcolm X’s point of view towards the mainstream Civil Rights Movement.

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b. Briefly provide one piece that contradicts Malcolm X’s perspective.