Do Now

1) What was the effect of the March on Washington?

2) Why might some not agree with the tactics of MLK?

10.5- Malcolm X

• Many African Americans began to become dissatisfied with the Civil Rights Movement.

• Nation of Islam- Black Muslim group led by Elijah Muhammad

• Preached that whites were the cause of the black condition and that African Americans should separate from white society.

Black Power

• “call for black people to begin to define their own goals and to lead their own organizations”

• Organizations stopped recruiting whites and focused on African American pride.

Black Panthers

• Started by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale• Fought the police brutality starting in Oakland• Advocated self-sufficiency• Full employment and housing• Preached self-defense

Effects of Black Power

Independent Practice

• Film Analysis

Homework

• News Article Analysis due FRIDAY!

Exit Ticket

• 1) What was Malcolm X's main criticism of MLK?

• 2) Why do you think African Americans became dissatisfied with nonviolent protest?