The Civil Rights Movement 1948 -1958
Black Nationalism / Malcolm X / SNCC
Black Nationalism:
Read p. 794 - 797 and address the questions below.
Malcolm X
Police Repression and the FBI’s COINTELPRO
Read pages 799 - 801 and address the questions below
Read p. 794 - 797 and address the questions below.
Malcolm X
- Describe Malcolm X's childhood?
- Why did he choose the last name of X?
- How did Malcolm X's pilgrimage to Mecca change his political views?
- Describe Black Power according to Stokely Carmichael.
- Martin Luther King had "mixed feelings" about Black Power. What were his pros and cons?
Police Repression and the FBI’s COINTELPRO
Read pages 799 - 801 and address the questions below
- What events may have hindered the “image” of the Black Panther Party?
- What was the FBI’s purpose in breaking up nationalist groups?
- How did COINTELPRO help to shape the negative image of the Black Panther Party?
- Opinion: What do you think were the best positions and/or ideas of the Black Power movement?