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The civil rights movement, 1965-75, General pattern of the riots - Coggle…
The civil rights movement, 1965-75
There were major 329 major riots in 257 US cities between 1964 and 1968. The riots were caused by problems faced by black Americans in city ghettos.
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Trigger incident, often involving the police
Minor attacks on property, e.g., brick throwing, window smashing.
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Kerner Report
July, 1968. Lyndon B. set up an enquiry into the riots.
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MLK assassination
In the weeks after King's death, there were riots all over USA. Many black Americans became more radical after his death.
Richard Nixon - 1969. he was careful to balance the need for black votes against the need to keep the Southern vote. He introduced reforms.
Progress by 1975
Voting Rights Act was revised to ban state literacy tests. In 1965, it was revised to include other races.
By 1975, the fight for equality was far from won. Racism ran deeper in the USA than many had thought.
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