PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
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the call for black nationalism by the Nation of Islam
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the murder of three civil rights workers in Mississippi
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the spread of race riots in Watts to other urban ghettos
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Detailed explanation-1: -The report was released in 1968, after seven months of investigation. It attributed the riots to lack of economic opportunity for African Americans and Latinos, failed social service programs, police brutality, racism, and the orientation of national media to white perspectives.
Detailed explanation-2: -KERNER COMMISSION REPORT ON THE CAUSES, EVENTS, AND AFTERMATHS OF THE CIVIL DISORDERS OF 1967. THE REPORT INCLUDES A DETAILED HISTORY OF BLACKS IN AMERICAN SOCIETY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING THE SOCIAL CONDITIONS WHICH FOMENT RIOTS. ALSO OF INTEREST IS A CITY-BY-CITY DISCUSSION OF THE SUMMER’S DISORDERS.
Detailed explanation-3: -What did the Kerner Commission conclude? concluded that the nation was moving toward two societies, one black and one white. (separate and unequal) The report called for the nation to create new jobs, construct new housing, and end de facto segregation.
Detailed explanation-4: -The report offered a conclusion that was deliberately worded to be head-turning: “Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white, separate and unequal.” The report left scant doubt that it regarded white racism as the tinder igniting those 1960s fires.