The Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement | Nonviolent Resistance Is Not Enough
Following the initial gains and boundless expectations of the early civil rights years, the mid-sixties gave rise to a growing faction of blacks frustrated with the slow pace of the movement. Moreover, whereas early civil rights struggles targeted southern racial practices, focus soon shifted to northern urban communities, where de facto segregation continued to affect housing, education, and employment opportunities. Police brutality, too, was rampant.
The subsequent debate about solutions to the nation’s racial problems brought new leaders to prominence, most notably Malcolm...
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- Introduction
- How Did the Fight for Rights Begin?
- Segregation or Integration?
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What Were the Strategies of the Civil Rights Movement?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Federal Legislation Will Strengthen Civil Rights
- Federal Civil Rights Legislation Is Inadequate
- Blacks Must Employ Nonviolent Resistance
- Nonviolent Resistance Is Not Enough
- Blacks Should Strive for Black Power
- Black Power Is Ineffective
- King’s Protest Campaigns Had a Limited Impact on Civil Rights
- King’s Protest Campaigns Bolstered Civil Rights
- Who Played the Most Important Role in the Civil Rights Movement?
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