PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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both opposed African-American participation in elections
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both expressed pride in being African American
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both ignored racist attitudes in Northern cities
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both proposed emigration to Africa
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Detailed explanation-1: -The controversy over Black Power reflected and perpetuated a split in the civil rights movement between organizations that maintained that nonviolent methods were the only way to achieve civil rights goals and those organizations that had become frustrated and were ready to adopt violence and black separatism.
Detailed explanation-2: -National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
Detailed explanation-3: -With a focus on racial pride and self-determination, leaders of the Black Power movement argued that civil rights activism did not go far enough. With a focus on racial pride and self-determination, leaders of the Black Power movement argued that civil rights activism did not go far enough.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.