The African American Freedom Movement, 1965-1970

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/