Civil Rights Movement
first, trace the evolution from non-violent direct action and civil disobedience to increasing militancy among African American leadership during the Civil Rights Movement and explain the reasons for (and give several specific examples of transitionary events that led to) that evolution
second, explain the essential differences (and several important similarities) in the philosophical beliefs as well as the specific strategies and objectives between and among Dr. King, Malcolm X and the Black Panthers
third, explain how Dr. King might have responded to both:
(a) arguments promoting “Black Power” and Black Nationalism (the latter of which Dr. King briefly addressed in his Letter from a Birmingham Jail)
(b) the Kerner Commission’s specific conclusions about the primary causes for
the riots in major northern cities in the mid-to-late 1960’s.
