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    How far was the effectiveness of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s limited by internal divisions? (30 marks) During the Civil Rights Movement great improvements were made gradually for the small minority groups in USA‚ for example Black African Americans‚ Hispanic groups and also women. However‚ from the very beginning there were internal divisions within the civil rights movement as well as external divisions. These partitions were caused by four major factors; methods such as peaceful protest

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    black rights and promoting the struggle for racial equality (Fowler). She also became one of the leading poets in the Black Power wing of activists. Also while at Fisk‚ she led the organizing of the civil rights organization‚ The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (Ward). After graduation‚ Giovanni entered graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania‚ and later‚ Columbia University. Nikki Giovanni’s literary career spans over four decades and beginning with her first published work in

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    the black communities. The SNCC was initiated by the student of NC AT&T University who refused to give up their seats at a lunch counter when they were refused service. Inspired by this sit-in‚ Baker planned a meeting at her alma mater at Shaw University inviting student activists. Baker trained the student activist that joined the SNCC how to fight for social activism for themselves and then taught them to go and spread the word to other students throughout the south. The SNCC practiced their activism

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    legislated; therefore‚ it depicted the racial tension in the 1960s in the town of Sparta‚ Mississippi. Between the film‚ ‘In the Heat of the Night‚’ and class lectures over the 1960s there was a great correlation over the SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) and the Civil Rights movement‚ including Martin Luther King. The relationship between the film and the SNCC was displayed pretty similarly through a scene in the film. The scene where Tibbs and Gillespie accompany Sam Wood to

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    though after the assinaition of Malcolm X‚ the revolution ’s focal point began to change. The movement began to head towards a more intense‚ and nitty gritty level. It seemed as though all the non-violent organizations such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee‚ the Congress of Racial Equality‚ as well as the Christian Leadership Conference had little hold on what was about to happen to the movement. The death of Malcolm X brought a new direction in the movement. In a society of a violent

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    Martin Luther King and Stokely Carmichael were great leaders in the antiviolence movement. King and Carmichael preached for a non-violent movement and held freedom marches to get them heard. Stokely Carmichael became president of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in 1966 where he gained national prominence as the originator of the term "Black Power." He had been active in the organization during the Freedom Rides and had run a successful campaign to increase voter registration in Lowndes County

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    A group of African Americans started one of the earliest sit-ins that made an impact that lasted through today. Another big sit-in was when 4 men stayed at a lunch counter and refused to move. When 4 students that sat at the counter where only whites were served refused to give up their seats‚ and the police couldn’t fix the situation from the lack of provocation. They soon obtained the name “Greensboro Four” (www.history.com). The next day‚ more college

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    Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a very stressful‚ concerning life because many people did not respect him. Originally‚ his name was Michael Luther King Jr.‚ but eventually he decided to change his name to Martin. He was one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement (Biography.com Editors‚ Last Updated January 5‚ 2017 original published Date n/a) and president of the MIA (Montgomery Improvement Association). Due to this situation‚ Martin’s life was constantly and frequently in

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    stayed in school because of her determination. Something that was also major in Brown vs. Board of Education was the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This act outlawed discrimination‚ weather it be by race‚ gender‚ religion‚ ect. That means that teachers‚ students‚ or parents could not complain of a black child’s presence in the class without it being illegal. Quite a huge step against discrimination. A political figure that was involved with passing the Civil Rights Act‚ named Chief Justice Earl Warren had

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    that she wanted to do more for African Americans and their right to vote. Her decision to take part in this movement helped her become a huge part of the civil rights movement. Soon after she became a permanent member for the SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee). Though

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