Some of civil rights legislation, such as Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, may have been influenced by movement and this had positive impact on workforce as funds were provided to train people and increase their employment opportunities.
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Movement helped to focus attention on issue of poverty, which was particular concern among AA workers, and this may have influenced President Johnson's policy of 'Great Society - aimed to reduce numbers who lived below poverty line
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Movement may also have encouraged later presidential action, such as Nixon's policy of affirmative action
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Movement also provided practical help for AAs who lived in ghettos and kept issue of political agenda.
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Although movement did result in some gains being made by AA workers, easier to suggest these gains were result of wider civil rights struggle and not just due to Black Power movement.
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Violence and militancy of Black Power movement lost support for AAs, not just among white population but also among AAs, and this may have limited their influence
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Black Power movement put much of its emphasis on differences between AAs and WAs and did not argue for integration - this helped create further divisions among labour movement
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Black Power movement did not place great deal of emphasis on economic position of African Americans, showing greater concern for culture, and therefore did little to improve economic position
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In tackling economic issues, Black Power movement was more concerned about poverty, as many AAs were affected by it, rather than attempting to advance labour rights
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Lack of concern about economic position of AAs is further emphasised by fact economic position of AAs was just one point in ten-point programme
