Martin Luther King Essay Plan

Chicago Freedom Movement: aim- Challenge segregation of education, housing and employment.

King made tactical mistakes, black citizens lost faith in SCLC, ‘white backlash’

Poor peoples campaign: aim- create coalition big enough to tackle the social and economic problems.

President Johnson did not support the campaign.

Albany: aim- end segregation.

Peaceful protest didn’t always help change, led to division in the civil rights movement (SNCC considered violence).

Chicago Freedom Movement: aim- Challenge segregation of education, housing and employment.

King made tactical mistakes, black citizens lost faith in SCLC, ‘white backlash’

Poor peoples campaign: aim- create coalition big enough to tackle the social and economic problems.

President Johnson did not support the campaign.

Albany: aim- end segregation.

Peaceful protest didn’t always help change, led to division in the civil rights movement (SNCC considered violence).

March on Washington: aim- put pressure on the president and congress to pass a Civil rights Bill.

March remained peaceful, Media attention, Solidified support from whites.

Selma: aim- Register black people to vote

Led to voting rights act of 1965.

March on Washington: aim- put pressure on the president and congress to pass a Civil rights Bill.

March remained peaceful, Media attention, Solidified support from whites.

Selma: aim- Register black people to vote

Led to voting rights act of 1965.

All campaigns were peaceful.

All campaigns were peaceful.

Failures: Chicago Freedom Movement (1966)

Poor people’s campaign (1968)

Albany movement (1961-1962)

Failures: Chicago Freedom Movement (1966)

Poor people’s campaign (1968)

Albany movement (1961-1962)

Successes: March on Washington (1963)

Selma (1965)

(Most of the campaigns were around the same time period)

Successes: March on Washington (1963)

Selma (1965)

(Most of the campaigns were around the same time period)

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