Black Power Movement
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- Created on: 16-04-15 17:08
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- Black Power Movement
- 1965 -Malcolm X assassinated
- Malcolm was murdered in February 1965 by members of the NOI
- 1965 - Watts Riots
- Led to 34 deaths after police arrested an African American for drink driving
- 1966 - March Against Fear - 'Black Power'
- The division between the civil rights organisations was very clear, King admitted a total split was close
- 1966 - Black Panthers formed
- They helped young people find a sense of identity and rejected black nationalism
- 1967 - Newark Riots
- Triggered by a rumours of police brutality against a black taxi driver
- 1967 - Detroit Riots
- Police raid on an unlicensed bar led to a huge riot which lasted for five days and left 43 people dead
- 1965 -Malcolm X assassinated
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