Why did people support the Black Power movement?
proponents believed African Americans should secure the human rights by creating political and cultural organization that served their interests
romanticizing of revolutionary violence
”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” History channel
“thousands of African Americans embraced a strategy of nonviolent protest against racial segregation and demanded equal rights” History channel
people wanted to start a movement but couldn’t since nobody would’ve let them, but instead they did themselves
When Africans started to walk down their path they got violent against them
What actions did the Black Power movement take during the 1960s?
The 1965 assassination of Malcolm X, coupled with the urban riots of 1964 and 1965, ignited the movement
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Since the assassination happened people was freaking out because Malcolm Xhe died and people began doing riots which didn’t end well