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The Movement Takes a New Turn
Chapter 28
Section 5
Malcolm X and Black Nationalism
• Malcolm Little joins the Nation of Islam while in prison – preached black separation and self‐help
• Elijah Muhammad – Black Nationalism
• Malcolm X opposed to integration
• After a pilgrimage to Mecca, Malcolm splits from the Nation – forms his own group
• Assassinated in 1965
The Black Power Movement
• SNCC becomes more radical following Stokely Carmichaels arrest – sick of nonviolent protest – black power
• The Black Panther – new militant political party • Both groups saw the NAACP as too moderate
Riots in the Streets
• Originally fighting de jure segregation –
later moved fighting de facto segregation
• Even though segregation ended blacks still experienced discrimination
• Fed up with conditions riots struck out in Rochester, NYC, Watts, and several cities in NJ
Tragedy Strikes in 1968
• MLK assassinated April 4, 1968
• Violence exploded in over 120 cities as a reaction
• Robert Kennedy also assassinated July 1968
Legacy of the Movement
• Although violence followed, significant changes did follow in terms of political and social rights