Events _______ on Washington Martin Luther King, Jr’s Have a _____________” speech “I Builds support for civil rights legislation Shows power of _________________________________ ______________________________________________ Introduced by JFK just before his assassination Prohibits ____________________based on race, religion, ethnicity or gender New President Lyndon B. _____________ (LBJ) gets it passed ________________________________________________ Outlaws ________________ for voting Increased African-American voters 1968 Summer Olympics Two African-American athletes raise black gloves on the medal stand Both are expelled from the games for their protest “political” Frustration and Riots ____________________leads to __________________ in the mid-to-late 1960’s. African-Americans are frustrated with the slow pace of change, even (or especially?) after Civil Rights legislation and Supreme Court rulings that rights ‘guaranteed’ Rise of the ________________________________ and the Black Panthers Provided social services in African-American neighborhoods Disagreed with King’s non-violent resistance thought that violence – should be met with violence in self-defense Controversial
Events _______ on Washington Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have a _____________” speech Builds support for civil rights legislation Shows power of _________________________________ ______________________________________________ Introduced by JFK just before his assassination Prohibits ____________________based on race, religion, ethnicity or gender New President Lyndon B. _____________ (LBJ) gets it passed ________________________________________________ Outlaws ________________ for voting Increased African-American voters 1968 Summer Olympics Two African-American athletes raise black gloves on the medal stand Both are expelled from the games for their “political” protest Frustration and Riots ____________________leads to __________________ in the mid-to-late 1960’s. African-Americans are frustrated with the slow pace of change, even (or especially?) after Civil Rights legislation and Supreme Court rulings that ‘guaranteed’ rights Rise of the ________________________________ and the Black Panthers Provided social services in African-American neighborhoods Disagreed with King’s non-violent resistance – thought that violence should be met with violence in self-defense Controversial
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