King's campaign in the North | History | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Match the keywords to the correct definitions.

discrimination

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the unjust treatment of a person or group of people ✓

commission

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a group of people trusted by a government to carry out a task ✓

establishment

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a system of politics and government ✓

integrated

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groups with both black and white Americans ✓
Which of the following were consequences of the Watts riots?

$40 million in damages ✓

deaths of 34 people ✓

arrests of 4000 people ✓

$34 million in damages

deaths of 4000 people
Why did riots break out in the summer of 1965?

There was ongoing discrimination against white Americans.

The acts in 1964 and 1965 were seen as too little too late. ✓

Unemployment amongst black Americans was still extremely high. ✓

The acts in 1963 and 1966 were seen as too little too late.

There ongoing discrimination against black Americans. ✓
What order of events led to the outbreak of the Watts riots?

1

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arrest of Marquette Frye

2

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Marquette's brother, Ronald, stepped in to help him as a scuffle broke out

3

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a crowd gathered around the incident

4

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Rena Frye arrived

5

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Ronald and Rena Frye were arrested

6

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dangerous items were thrown at buses and cars
Where did the biggest riots take place?

Newark ✓

Chicago

New York

Detroit ✓
Who ordered an investigation to be launched into the causes of the riots and to provide recommendations to prevent it happening again?

Richard Kerner

Otto Kerner

Lyndon B. Johnson ✓

Martin Luther King Jr

Exit quiz

What keyword describes the process used in Chicago to limit black Americans to specific, run-down areas of the city?

'redlining' ✓
Why did Martin Luther King Jr move north in 1966?

to tackle issues of poverty and poor housing for black Americans ✓

to tackle issues of poverty and poor housing for white Americans

to tackle issues of integration and separatism
How many Chicago residents marched to City Hall alongside King on Freedom Sunday in July 1966?

'30 000' ✓
How could the Chicago Freedom Movement be considered as a success?

The mayor committed to building more public housing in white neighbourhoods. ✓

The mayor made mortgages available to all residents of Chicago. ✓

The negotiation between Mayor Daley and King was seen as too little too late.

The SCLC received a $4 million federal grant to improve housing in Chicago. ✓

Civil rights activists faced a great deal of opposition during their campaign.
What was the reasoning behind much of the criticism behind King's campaign in the North?

seen as being nationalist

seen as being capitalist

seen as being communist ✓
When was Martin Luther King Jr assassinated?

1965

1968 ✓

1966

1964

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Key learning points

Martin Luther King Jr moved north in 1966 to tackle issues of poverty and poor housing for black Americans.
The Chicago Freedom Movement used non-violent direct action to attempt to bring about change.
Some celebrated the movement as a success, but most felt it was a failure and brought little actual change.
When King was assassinated in 1968, riots broke across the US and many look for more radical forms of protest.

Common misconception

The work of Martin Luther King ended with the Voting Right Acts in 1965.

With continued violence, rioting and protests, King continued to fight for change in the North. However, he faced greater opposition than he did in the South.

Keywords

Redlining - redlining was the process used in Chicago to limit black Americans to specific, run-down areas of the city