PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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The Black Panthers advocated a passive approach that would seek change through peaceful means.
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The Black Panthers advocated an approach using non-violent demonstrations such as sit-ins.
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The Black Panthers advocated a militant approach and believed in using violence when necessary.
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The Black Panthers advocated a political approach and lobbied government officials to enact change.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Black Panthers’ beliefs differ considerably from those of civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. Whereas King emphasised integration and non-violence, the Black Panthers proposed a black separatist vision in which Black people ‘are free to determine our own destiny’.
Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: Movements such as the Black Panthers used violence unlike MLK who preached peace and civil disobedience. They also advocated separation between Blacks and Whites.
Detailed explanation-3: -Its members confronted politicians, challenged the police, and protected black citizens from brutality. The party’s community service programs-called “survival programs”-provided food, clothing, and transportation.
Detailed explanation-4: -Over the following decade, King wrote, spoke and organized nonviolent protests and mass demonstrations to draw attention to racial discrimination and to demand civil rights legislation to protect the rights of African-Americans.