Study Guide for Midterm II


Adrienne Manns Hough
Anthony Giddens Huey Newton
Black self determination I. S. 201
Black Christian Nationalism Jerome Cavanaugh
Black Panther Party Jim Clark
Black Panther Party 10 Point Program Jimmie Lee Jackson
Black Nationalism John Hulett
Black Power Kerner Commission
Black Muslims Lowdnes County Freedom Organization
Bobby Seal Malcolm Little
Carl Stokes Malcolm X
Cassius Marcellus Clay Meredith March Against Fear
Chicago Freedom Movement Muhammad Ali
Community control of schools National Black Political Assembly
Dallas County Ocean Hill-Brownsville
Elijah Muhammad Poor People's Campaign
George Romney Resurrection City
George Wallace

Rev. Albert B. Cleage

Roger Wilkins Ross Barnett
Selma to Montgomery March Seth Taft
Selective Service Board Stokely Carmichael
United Federation of Teachers (UFT) War on Poverty
Viola Liuzzo  

Study essay questions

1. Explain the transformation of SNCC from integration as a goal to black power. How was that transformation manifested within the SNCC leadership? Cite reasons as to why the transformation took place? Describe how this transformation was reflected in what might be termed "the Negro to black" transformation.

2. Compare and contrast the struggle in the South with that of the North. List three or four similarities in these struggles. List three or four differences in these struggles. Discuss these similarities and differences citing the bases (i.e., conditions, context) that set the stage for the respective issues.

3. Some would argue that there is symmetry between "black power" and "white power." Discuss the extent to which there is, or is not, symmetry between these concepts. In your answer cite the goals of "black power" and the rationale for same. Also, cite the goals for "white power" and rationale for same. Provide concrete examples from the series and/or readings as a part of your answer.