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Civil Rights Movement
There were two phases to the Civil Rights movement: one phase between 1945-1965 and the other after 1965.
I. Why Did the Civil Rights Movement Take Off After 1945?
Black equality became a significant political issue for the Democratic Party WWII had been fought against racism abroad hard to keep harboring it at home Black veterans came home dedicated to change Increasing number of White Americans condemned segregation Discrimination in the United States hurt our propaganda battle against the Communists
A. New Problems
Residential Discrimination -- Red Lining The Challenges of School integration in the North The historical, traditional segregation of northern cities The resurrection of the KKK once again More effective White opponents in the North
B. Race Riots
Watts Riots in Los Angeles (Summer, 1965) Riots each summer from 1965-1969 --Chicago and Cleveland (1966) --Newark and Detroit (1967) --Washington, D.C. (1968)
C. Black Power
Growing tension between SNCC and Martin Luther King, Jr. --Stokely Carmichael Black Power Carmichael succeeded by H. Rap Brown as head of SNCC (1967)