AP US History AMSCO Guided Notes
8.10: The African American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s
AMSCO Guided Notes
AP US History Guided Notes
AMSCO 8.10 - The African American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s
Learning Objectives
- Explain how and why various groups responded to calls for the expansion of civil rights from 1960 to 1980.
- Explain the various ways in which the federal government responded to the calls for the expansion of civil rights.
I. The Leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
1. How did the Kennedy administration respond to attempts by Southern governors to block school integration?
2. What was the significance of King's arrest in Birmingham and his "Letter from Birmingham Jail"?
A. March on Washington (1963)
1. What was the March on Washington and what made King's "I Have a Dream" speech significant?
II. Federal Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1965
A. Ending a Barrier to Voting
1. What did the 1964 Civil Rights Act accomplish and how did it expand federal power?
2. How did the 24th Amendment address voting rights for poor Americans?
B. March to Montgomery
1. What was "Bloody Sunday" and how did it influence the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
2. What specific provisions did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 include to protect African American voting rights?
III. Divisions in the Civil Rights Movement
1. Why were young African Americans becoming impatient with the civil rights movement by the mid-1960s?
A. Black Muslims and Malcolm X
1. What did the Black Muslims advocate and how did Malcolm X's approach differ from King's?
2. How did Malcolm X's views evolve during his time as a Black Muslim leader?
B. Race Riots and Black Power
1. What did "Black Power" mean and which civil rights organizations began advocating for it?
2. What was the Black Panthers movement and what ideology did it promote?
C. Urban Riots
1. What sparked the Watts riot in 1965 and what were its consequences?
2. What did the Kerner Commission conclude about the causes of urban riots in the late 1960s?
3. How did the focus of civil rights issues shift from the South to the North and West?
D. Murder in Memphis
1. What challenges did King face in the mid-1960s and how did his position on the Vietnam War affect his relationship with President Johnson?
2. What was the immediate impact of King's assassination on American cities and the civil rights movement?
Key Terms
James Meredith
George Wallace
Martin Luther King Jr.
Letter from Birmingham Jail
March on Washington
"I Have a Dream" speech
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
24th Amendment
March to Montgomery
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Black Muslim
Malcolm X
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Stokely Carmichael
Black Panthers
Watts
race riots
Kerner Commission
de facto segregation
de jure segregation