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The Black Arts Movement and Black Consciousness
The Second Phase
Nixon's Presidency
The Rise of Black Elected Officials
Black Americans and The Carter Presidency
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What did black power simulate?
Debate about the future of black politics and the roll of black artists in search of black liberation.
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How do the observers describe the period of activism?
Observes describe the period of activism as the second phase of the black students' movement.
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What did Nixon believe about low class clack families?
He believed that they led to juvenile delinquency, drug addiction, and poor education
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Who was the director of the Voter of Election Project?
Vernon Jordan
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Why was the year 1976 important to African Americans?
Carter was elected. He had 90% of the African American Community's vote.
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What is the "Black Arts Movement"?
The relationship between art, the artist, and the political movement within the black community.
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Where did the first phase end?
South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, SC
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Why did Nixon resign?
He was involved in a scandal dealing with white house break ins and he was afraid of being impeached.
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Where was the last Black Convention held?
Little Rock, Arkansas
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who was apart of Carter's Black Appointees that was apart of the Little Rock 9? What was his/her positions
Earnest Green. Assistant Secretary of Labor.
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Why was the Black Arts Movement criticized?
It celebrated black maleness, racial exclusivity, and homophobia.
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What began the second phase?
When black students enrolled into white institutions
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Who took over after Nixon resigned?
General Ford
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What year was the Voting Right enacted?
1965
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What caused Jimmy's Carter's undoing?
The Iran Hostage Crisis.
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What were the four geographical centers that were significant to poetry and theatre during the Black Arts Movement?
Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco, and Harlem
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Why did black students take over administration buildings?
Demanding whites to offer more black studies courses and hire more black faculty.
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What plan did Nixon unveil in 1969 to help families of four that were unemployed? What did the families receive from this plan?
The Family Assistance Plan. Families received $1,600 annual payment plus $800 worth of food stamps.
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How many African American members were there by 2010?
42
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Why did most African Americans consider Carter as unsatisfactory?
Carter failed to help democrats in congress pass the full-employment and universal health care bill.
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What genre of music was considered the language that black people developed; that gave an uncensored account of personal experience?
Jazz
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What year did 200 black programs exist in the United States?
1973
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What war was going on during Nixon's Presidency?
The Vietnam War
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Who was the first black mayor of a major city? What city did he or she serve in?
Harold Washington. Chicago, IL
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How did Carter try to improve fair employment practices?
By strengthening the powers of the EEOG.