Starter quiz
- Write the missing word. A ______ is an area of a city where people of a particular race or religion live, especially a poor area.
- 'ghetto' ✓
- Who is often considered the leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s?
- John F Kennedy
- Lyndon B Johnson
- Martin Luther King Jr ✓
- Rosa Parks
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- What types of protest is the March on Washington an example of?
- direct action ✓
- legal action
- non-violent protest ✓
- violent protest
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- In which city did Martin Luther King lead a freedom movement in 1966?
- Birmingham
- Chicago ✓
- Selma
- Washington
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- What did the actions of people during the March on Washington help to demonstrate?
- disorganisation of the Civil Rights Movement
- police brutality towards civil rights protestors
- widespread support for the Civil Rights Movement ✓
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- Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
- 1⇔Montgomery Bus Boycott
- 2⇔Birmingham Campaign
- 3⇔March on Washington
- 4⇔Selma to Montgomery March
- 5⇔Chicago Freedom Movement
Exit quiz
- What word refers to the belief that the people from different backgrounds should be kept apart from one another?
- 'separatism' ✓
- Malcolm X was a spokesman for which radical group?
- 'Nation of Islam' ✓
- Which of the following actions did Tommie Smith and John Carlos carry out at the 1968 Mexico Olympics?
- gave the Black Power salute ✓
- refused to wear Team USA kit
- covered their ears during the US national anthem
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- Write the missing number. Over ______ children were fed by the Free Breakfast for Children Program in the first year after it began.
- '20 000' ✓
- Which statement is most accurate?
- The Black Panthers had no radical policies.
- The Black Panthers only ever acted non-violently.
- Membership of the Black Panther Party was relatively small. ✓
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- Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
- 1⇔Malcolm X became a spokesman for NOI.
- 2⇔Black Panthers were set up.
- 3⇔Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave the Black Power salute.
- 4⇔Free Breakfast for Children Program began.
- 5⇔Black Panther Party split.
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Key learning points
- Malcolm X helped develop many ideas which inspired the Black Power Movement.
- The Black Power Movement was radical.
- The Black Panther Party was one of the most well known Black Power groups.
- Membership of the Black Panther Party was relatively small.
- The Black Panthers provided many services to support African American communities.
Common misconception
Black Power groups only focused on the use of violence.
Groups such as the Black Panthers provided many services to support black communities, such as free breakfast programmes.
Keywords
Radical - the belief in the need for big social, political and economic changes
Separatism - the belief that people from different backgrounds should be kept apart from one another
Heritage - characteristics belonging to a particular culture, such as language or music
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