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Black Nationalism & Black Power

By jeanettecib
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    Reconstruction

    Approximate dates.

  • Thirteenth Amendment

    Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude.

  • Fourteenth Amendment

    Extends citizenship to African-Americans.

  • Fifteenth Amendment

    Extends suffrage to black men.
  • Birth of Marcus Garvey

    Birth of Marcus Garvey

  • Establishment of the NAACP

    Notable members: W.E.B. DuBois, Ida B. Wells. Official name: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

  • Garvey founds the Universal Negro Improvement Association

    Approximate date. Also known as: UNIA. This association was formed as a result of Garvey's experiences with racism worldwide. It had the goals of unifying and progressing the black race. It upheld the tradition of black nationalism.
  • Birth of Malcolm X

    Birth of Malcolm X

  • Death of Marcus Garvey

    Death of Marcus Garvey

  • Birth of Stokely Carmichael

    Birth of Stokely Carmichael

  • Establishment of the Congress of Racial Equality

    Approximate date. Also known as: CORE. Founded by University of Chicago students that supported nonviolent civil disobedience as means to effect social change for blacks. Allowed black and white members.
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    Civil Rights Movement

    Approximate dates.

  • Establishment of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

    Also known as SCLC. Notable members: Martin Luther King, Jr. Emphasis on nonviolence as means to become fully integrated into the existing white society.

  • Establishment of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

    Approximate date. Notable members: Stokely Carmichael. Founded by students from Greenboro, NC. Supported nonviolent civil disobedience, similar to the SCLC of Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • Malcolm X's "Ballot or Bullet" Speech

    Delivered in Cleveland, OH. Discusses the social situation of blacks in a critical year to the Civil Rights Movement.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Enacted to legally ban discrimination based on race, gender, or religion. Ended legal segregation of blacks and whites.
  • Assassination of Malcolm X

    Assassination of Malcolm X

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Bans discriminatory acts that were aimed to prevent African-Americans from voting. Signed by Lyndon B. Johnson.

  • Establishment of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense

    Founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Were influenced by the teachings of Malcolm X. Opposed to white members.
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    Black Power Movement

    Approximate dates.

  • Stokely Carmichael's "Black Power" Speech

    Delivered at UC Berkeley. Addresses his stance on black empowerment, hypocrisy of white liberals, and opposition to the Vietnam War.
  • Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • Death of Stokely Carmichael

    Death of Stokely Carmichael