The Fifties
Brown v. Board of Education was just enough to gain the US prestige
Was never really enforced
Black power had roots in Rosa Parksí time
Early stirrings of the movement had a powerful affect on southern Blacks, stirring something
JFK
Concerned about the support of the South
Didnít help CORE until it became a big thing
Bobby sold them out
LBJ
Like LBJ, JFK, and all his predecessors, didnít truly protect the Blacks, so when they began to move, they experienced massive resistance
Civil Rights Acts "were enforced poorly or ignored"
Government tried to channel anger
"into the voting box"
March on Washington dominated by Kennedy, who made it peaceful
MLK didnít express the anger, Lewis wasnít allowed to
Malcolm X: "It was a sellout. It was a takeover."
Bringing Blacks into coalition of democrats
Legislation was useless
Voting hadnít helped the Harlem Blacks
Kerner Report issued just for symbolism, thus was rejected
Civil Rights Act of 68 gave riot stoppers more power
MLK: Vietnam money wasting shows that government could help Blacks if it wanted to
Riots after MLKís death show that the courts still wonít help Blacks
Vietnam distracts from Civil Rights movement?
The Office of Economic Opportunity appeased Black Power
Because of failure of channeling, poor legislation, Black Power arose
The FBI v. Black Power
Organised a massive campaign against the Civil Rights movement
COINTELPRO worked since Kennedy in the background to destroy militancy
Actions surged in the Black Power days
Afterward
The Ghetto worsened steadily
Growing Black middle class splits the Civil Rights movement
Important Black figures today do not represent their community
Cities purposefully set poor whites against poor Blacks
