SNCC and CORE

• When was the 2nd Meredith March?

  June 1966
• How long was the 2nd Meredith March?

  220 miles from Memphis to Jackson
• What was the aim of the Meredith March?

  To walk from Memphis to Jackson to call attention to racism and voter discrimination, openly didn't want other activist groups but called on other black men
• What did Civil rights groups do at the Meredith March?

  The SNCC, SCLC, CORE and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party continued the walk in Meredith's honour
• How many people registered to vote in the areas they passed through?

  4000 black people
• When did the March end?

  On the 22nd June 1966
• How many marchers had it risen to at any one point?

  Approximately 15,000
• What happened during Carmichael's speech at the end of the march?

  He publicly used the term 'Black power' for the first time
• Who declined to participate in the Meredith March?

  The NAACP and National Urban League due to criticisms of the militant policies of SNCC and CORE
• Who was the new leader of SNCC?

  Stokely Carmichael
• When did Stokely Carmichael become leader?

  May 1966
• What occurred in the SNCC by July 1966?

  They dropped the 'non violence' commitment and expelled white members
• What did the SNCC do at the Meredith March?

  Publicly challenged King's leadership with their chants of 'Black Power!'
• What did Black Power do?

  It alienated white liberals and split from the CRM, only having the support of CORE
• Why did the SNCC reduce in power?

  It lacked white funding and so reduced as an organisation
• How can the lack of power in the SNCC be seen?

  By 1967 its offices fully disappeared from the South
• What did the SNCC prove unable to do?

  Transform racial anger into local movements that could be sustained
• What happened to the SNCC in 1968?

  They merged with the Black Panthers and CORE
• How did the term 'Black power' increase divisions?

  The term didn't have one definitive meaning and so created further divisions between groups as they attempted to define it
• Who was the initial leader of CORE?

  James Farmer
• When did James Farmer resign as leader of CORE?

  December 1965
• Why did James Farmer resign as leader of CORE?

  Due to growing militancy and black nationalist attitudes
• Who was the new leader of CORE?

  Floyd McKissick
• What did CORE do in 1966?

  It endorsed Black Power
• What else did CORE declare in 1966?

  Non-violence was deemed inappropriate if black people needed to defend themselves
• What did CORE remove in 1967?

  They removed the word 'multi-racial' from their constitution
• What did CORE do in 1968?

  They excluded white people from CORE membership
• Who was the original leader of the SNCC?

  John Lewis
• What did John Lewis do later in life?

  He was elected to Congress and represented Georgia
• What did John Lewis do at the March on Washington?

  He was the youngest speaker
• What did SNCC vote in 1966?

  They voted to expel whites
• Who replaced Carmichael in 1967?

  Henry 'Rap' Brown, who was more militant
• What did Brown advocate?

  He advocated for armed self-defence