kings assasination (1968)

• What was the impact of King's assassination by 1975?


  It led to increased activism and a shift in civil rights strategies.
• What was the significance of the split between blacks and whites in the civil rights movement after King's departure?

  It indicated growing tensions and differing strategies within the movement
• When was Martin Luther King assassinated?

  4 April 1968
• Where was Martin Luther King shot?

  On the balcony of a motel in Memphis, Tennessee
• What was King preparing for when he was assassinated?

  A march supporting striking rubbish collectors
• What was the Poor People's Campaign?


  A campaign initiated by King on behalf of all poor people
• What short-term impact did King's death have on the civil rights movement?


  It led to hundreds of riots across America
• What was one consequence of the riots following King's assassination?

  There was a large amount of violence, damages, and deaths
• What happened to the Poor People's Campaign after King's death?

  It went ahead but was unsuccessful and disbanded after a few weeks
• What long-term impact did King's assassination have on white support in the North?


  It led to an acceleration of loss of white support following the Northern riots
• How did King's death affect radicalization within the civil rights movement?

  It resulted in increased radicalization within the movement
• How did the civil rights movement address economic inequality?


  Through campaigns like the Poor People's Campaign
• In what year did Martin Luther King launch the Poor People's Campaign?

  1968
• What was the goal of the Poor People's Campaign?

  To improve living conditions for all
• What was the immediate outcome of Dr. King's assassination?

  Deadly riots in 172 towns
• How did Dr. King's death affect civil rights group membership?

  Membership declined, especially among whites
• What change occurred in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) after King's death?

  They dropped the non-violent part of their name
• Who became president in 1969?

  Richard Nixon
• What was one of Nixon's civil rights policies?

  Funding for black-owned businesses
• What was the effect of Nixon's tax breaks for white-owned businesses?

  Hoped to create jobs in black communities
• What is affirmative action?

  Deliberate hiring of black individuals
• Who became a high-level official under Nixon?

  James Farmer
• What did historian Esmond Wright argue about progress by 1975?

  Racial discrimination remained significant
• How did historian Mark Newman view progress by the early 1970s?

  Significant gains in political representation
• What was the increase in southern black elected officials from 1964 to 1970?

  From fewer than 25 to over 700
• What does the contrast between interpretations one and two highlight?

  Different focuses on social vs. political progress
• What was the overall assessment of progress by 1975?

  Legal progress but social inequality remained
• What were the main outcomes of Martin Luther King's death?

  • Deadly riots in 172 towns
  • Decline in civil rights group membership
  • Failure of the Poor People's Campaign
  • Increased militancy among black activists
• What were the contrasting interpretations of civil rights progress by 1975?

  • Esmond Wright: Limited progress, ongoing discrimination
  • Mark Newman: Significant political gains, more black officials
• What were Nixon's civil rights actions?

  • Funding for black businesses
  • Tax breaks for white-owned businesses
  • Affirmative action policies
  • Appointing black officials to government positions