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Unit 8 – The Postwar Period and Cold War, 1945–1980
Topic 8.15
How might the Civil Rights Movement evolve differently if Martin Luther King Jr. had not been assassinated?
Civil rights legislation passage could be delayed or stalled completely.
The movement may have maintained its nonviolent approach for longer and achieved further legislative successes.
Black Panther Party may lead the movement towards radical actions sooner than it did in actual history.
Rosa Parks could take over leadership causing different strategies.
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AP US History - 8.15 Continuity and Change in Period 8
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