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The main method used by MLK Jnr during the CRM.
What is non-violent direct action?
Which activist were Malcolm X’s parents very influenced by when he was young?
Who is Marcus Garvey?
This interracial group was found in 1942 in Chicago.
What is CORE (Congress of Racial Equality)?
Students used this method of protest to desegregate lunch counters in Greensboro in 1960.
What is a sit-in?
King often spoke out against this conflict, making him very unpopular with some Americans!
What is the Vietnam War?
King was heavily influenced by the life and writings of this Indian activist.
Who is Gandhi?
Whilst in prison, Malcolm converted to this religion.
What is Islam? (or Nation of Islam)
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What is Black separatism?
This group often helped civil rights activists by posting their bail and providing a legal defence when people were arrested.
What is the NAACP?
This method was used in Montgomery to protest the segregation on buses.
What is economic boycott?
This protest was proposed in January 1941 to pressure the President into integrating the armed forces and increase employment opportunities for Black Americans.
What is the March on Washington ‘for jobs and freedom’?
King was one of the leaders of these two groups.
What is the MIA and SCLC?
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Approximately how many rallies, marches and conferences did MLK speak at from 1955-1958?
Malcolm X largely used these methods to encourage people to join the NOI.
What is evangelism and engagement with mass media?
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What was the name of the 1959 program that demonised MX and the NOI?
Inspired by the victory in Brown v Board, the NAACP tried to desegregate this school in 1957.
What is Little Rock Central High School (in Arkansas)?
The march that was staged in 1965 to secure voting rights.
What is the Selma to Montgomery march?
This group saw a dramatic increase in membership numbers during WWII.
What is the NAACP?
This event convinced King that he needed to focus his efforts more on the North.
What are the Watts Riots (1965)?
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In which city did the Watts Riots take place?
This was the organisation that MX founded after leaving the NOI in 1964.
What is Muslim Mosque Inc?
This female civil rights activist helped to establish the SCLC and SNCC.
Who is Ella Baker?
The persistent urging of political or social causes.
What is political agitation?
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Provide an example of political agitation.
Several US states decided to exempt war veterans from this, regardless of race.
What is a poll tax?
This city was chosen for King’s main campaigns in 1966 due to the severe economic and housing inequality experienced by African Americans.
What is Chicago?
This organisation aimed to unite people of African descent in North and South America so that they could work together as one.
What is the Organisation of Afro-American Unity?
This group started to move away from non-violence after 1965.
What is SNCC?
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Who was their leader at this time?
This group, formed in 1966, disagreed with non-violent methods used by many civil rights groups.
Who are the Black Panthers?
This body was established by FDR to try and end the discrimination that existed in training programs and to assist with integrating war industries.
What is the Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC)?