Starter quiz
- The Greensboro sit-in led to the formation of the...
- CORE
- SNCC ✓
- SCLC
- NAACP
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- In which year had the Supreme Court ordered interstate bus terminals and stations to desegregate?
- 1959
- 1960 ✓
- 1961
- 1962
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- At which university did James Meredith attempt to enrol?
- Florida State
- Oxford
- Mississippi ✓
- Little Rock
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- How many protestors took part in the March on Washington?
- 125 000
- 200 000
- 225 000
- 250 000 ✓
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- Under which president were the 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act passed?
- Eisenhower
- Kennedy
- Johnson ✓
- Nixon
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- The success of the Civil Rights movement in the early 1960s was due to...
- non-violent direct action ✓
- the Black Power movement
- greater federal intervention ✓
- racism declining in the South
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Exit quiz
- Which of these statements best describes Malcolm X's early life?
- peaceful
- violent ✓
- chaotic ✓
- calm
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- During his time in prison, Malcolm X became involved with a group known as the Nation of...
- 'Islam' ✓
- The Black Muslims believed in...
- 'separatism' ✓
- Why did Malcolm change his surname to 'X'?
- To make him more distinctive and memorable.
- To evade the FBI and other law enforcement bodies.
- To reject his family surname that had come from slavery. ✓
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- How did Malcom X's 1964 pilgrimage to Mecca influence him?
- He rejected the teachings of Islam.
- His views on violence and separatism became even stronger.
- He no longer encouraged people to turn against White Americans. ✓
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- Malcolm X was assassinated in...
- '1965' ✓
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Key learning points
- In his early life, Malcolm X belonged to the Black Muslims (Nation of Islam).
- Malcolm X did not agree with the involvement of white Americans in the civil rights movement.
- In his later life, Malcolm X changed his views and left the Black Muslims (Nation of Islam).
Common misconception
Malcolm X's main philosophy was the use of violence in order to fight racial injustice.
Malcolm X supported Black Nationalism and encouraged black Americans to defend themselves by any means necessary, although this did endorse violence, Malcolm X spent much of his time with the Black Muslims supporting black Americans in poorer areas.
Keywords
Black power - Black Power is the political name for groups aiming for self determination for black Americans
Orator - An orator is a public speaker
Separatism - Separatism is the belief that keeping people separate is the right thing to do; the Black Muslims believed in separating white and black Americans
White supremacists - white supremacists are people who believe that those identified as 'white' are superior to all other races
Pilgrimage - A pilgrimage is a religious journey to a place of significance; Muslims go on a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lives