Black Power Movement

What does the “X” in Malcolm X represent?

• his lost culture (unknown)

• his father’s name

• his middle initial

• his status as an ex-convict

In a speech in 1963, he defined Black Power as "a call for black people in this country to unite, to recognize their heritage, to build a sense of community

• Stokley Carmichael

• Martin Luther King

• John Lewis

The symbol for the Black Power Movement became a raised--

• fist

• flag

• afro

• funds

Who were the creators of the Black Panther Party?

• Bobby Seale

• Huey P. Newton

• James Cameron

• Billy English

Which of these was a program that the Black Panthers started?

• Taxi Program

• Book Club

• Free Breakfast Program

The Nation of Islam (NOI) is an African American religious and political organization founded in Detroit, Michigan in 1930

• True

• False

He was critical of the nonviolent protests of the Civil Rights Movement. Instead, he believed that African Americans should advance themselves by "any means necessary."

• Malcom X

• MLK

• Abraham Lincoln

COINTELPRO tapped people's phones, spied on them, harassed their families, and interfered in organizations' activities

• True

• False

The Fair Housing Act prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, and/or national origin.

• True

• False

Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association influenced later Black nationalists

• True

• False