Assignment Four
The African American Freedom Movement, 1965-197
The struggle for freedom and liberty did not begin in the 1960s, but it did accelerate. Before looking at the primary sources for this essay, read pp. 126-133, 166-170, 214-219 in the Isserman textbook. Also, watch all the videos in the folder before attempting to write this essay.
Using the sources provided, and any others you find, write a 3-5 page history of the diverse groups and goals in the African American freedom movement from 1965 to 1970. You must determine who was important, what ideas were important, and you must include specific events and struggles. Also, make note of how the civil rights struggles changed in these years. This should be doubled spaced and in 12 point font.
Use the following sources:
Lowndes, Alabama, 1965-1967
http://www.crmvet.org/docs/lcfodocs.htm
Black Power Movement, 1965-1968
http://www.crmvet.org/docs/bpwrdocs.htm
Chicago Freedom Movement, 1966
http://www.crmvet.org/docs/chidocs.htm
Grenada, Mississippi Movement, 1966
http://www.crmvet.org/docs/grendocs.htm
Poor People’s Movement, 1968
http://www.crmvet.org/docs/ppcdocs.htm
Poverty and Economic Justice, 1964-1968
http://www.crmvet.org/docs/mfludocs.htm
Delta Ministry Newsletter, 1965
http://www.crmvet.org/docs/6510_dm_newsletter.pdf
Mississippi Newsletter, 1967
http://www.crmvet.org/docs/fis/fishome.htm
Carolina Contrast, 1966
http://www.crmvet.org/docs/6608_carolina_contrast.pdf
SNCC, The New Voting Bill, 1965
http://www.crmvet.org/docs/6503_sncc_vra.pdf
Bayard Rustin, From Protest to Politics, 1965
http://www.crmvet.org/docs/rustin65.pdf
Tim Jenkins, 1965
http://www.crmvet.org/docs/jenkins65.pdf
Casey Hayden and Mary King, Sex and Caste, 1965
http://www.crmvet.org/docs/sexcaste.pdf
The Los Angeles Rebellion of 1965, John Perdew
Mississippi: A Colony of Standard Oil and Sears, Roebuck, John Perdew, 1965
Program of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
The Basis of Black Power, SNCC position paper, Spring 1966.
The New SNCC, James Forman, SNCC
I Have Been to the Mountain Top, Martin Luther King
Any other documents from this page:
http://www.crmvet.org/docs/dochome.htm
Black Panther Party Documents
https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/