HIST 1025 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: American Indian Movement, Stokely Carmichael, Stonewall Uprising
Document Summary
Song: marvin gaye- what"s going on: beyond consensus: expanding protest in the later 1960s. Black power-called for revolution, not peaceful integration. Malcolm x, nation of islam ( black muslims )- former pimp and drug dealer, wanted blacks to see themselves as a separate people, assassinated. Violence in the black power movement- not violence but self- defense, not love towards whites, but power and pride for black people. Confronted the issue of power and addressed the issue of the psychology of racism. Black power gave way to chicano power movement, american indian movement, Always tensions between white police and black population. August: democratic party convention (chicago)-police beat up unarmed people, elderly people, September: feminist protests at miss america pageant, atlantic city. October: black power salutes at mexico city olympics. Long hot summer of 1967- riots and confrontations. Race riot of early 20th century- white people invaded black neighborhoods and lynched/beat/arrested black people. The nixon era: the early nixon years: 1969-1972.
