The 1968 Black Power Rebellion

America stands for equality, freedom, and choice, but upon looking into the history behind America the everlasting struggle of racism, bigotry, and inequality are revealed. Through the 1950s to the 1970s, the fight for civil rights by African Americans was prominent throughout America. Schools, restaurants, and all public facilities were segregated, African Americans were blocked from voting through literacy tests and poll taxes, and The KKK, a white supremacist group, would lynch African American men. The need for the immediate cease of these practices and the desire for equality gave way to the Civil Rights Movement. Leaders and groups arose from this movement, such as Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and the Black Panther Party. The overall goal was to achieve rights but there were two significantly different methods of achieving this goal, non-violent civil disobedience and “black power”. The shift from non-violent civil disobedience to “black power” was caused by the emotional toll of being complacent during personal attack and the truth that immediate change calls upon the use of force, and the result of the shift was the further spread of violence.

Rebellion has always been the cornerstone of change. Wherever a rebellion has surfaced a change has soon followed, whether it is political change such as an overthrow of a government or just the overthrow of an oppressor such as a slaver. Some rebellions however are less justified than others; none more so than slave rebellions. Slavery in America was one of our biggest mistakes as a nation and was by far the most terrible time in African American history. However most slaves although poorly treated were given places to live and enough food to survive. They weren’t treated as people but as property and had about as many rights as a sack of potatoes. This led to most, if not all, slaves feeling a lot of animosity towards their owners. The more educated of slaves tried to find ways to get out of their servitude. When all peaceful means of getting out of their servitude had failed they went to flat out rebellion. Slave rebellions tended to be extremely violent and usually very rash. And when the rebellions were better planned they tended to be even more violent and disturbing. These rebellions however were completely unjustified and the slaves had no right to revolt the way they did.

The Causes of the Black Riots in the 1960s Throughout the 1960s many riots involving black people and other minority groups took place in the Eastern States of America. The 1965 riots in Watt County were one such example and demonstrated the horrific inequalities still present in America one year after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 had been introduced. The riots lasted for six days, leaving 34 people dead, over a thousand injured, nearly 4,000 arrested and hundreds of buildings destroyed. There were many factors that played a part in causing the riots such as a failing education system, damaged relations between the police force and minority groups (especially black African Americans) and poor

In the 1950’s -60’s the Civil Rights movement was huge. African american people all over the country were facing discrimination and segregation their whole lives, and it was time for a change. The miners were fighting for black equality in basketball, but they were also fighting for Civil Rights in America. The fight for equality was a long and dangerous battle, but the men from Texas Western were tough and fought it well. The 1966 NCAA Men's basketball Championship game was more than just a game because 1 the whole Texas Western team was risking their lives to play ,2 The african american men on the team were standing up for their rights, and 3 they were trying to prove a point that race doesn't matter.

When James Weldon Johnson retired from the NAACP in 1929, white was elevated to the position of secretary. In this capacity he energetically led the association in its pursuit of full legal equality for African Americans. In 1930 he designed the campaign the successfully blocked President Herbert Hoovers Nomination of John J. Parker to the U.S. Supreme Court. As a candidate for governor of North Carolina, Parker had gone on record as favoring the continued disenfranchisement of African Americans, and he was known to be hostile to organized labor. The campaign produced enough popular opposition to Parker to defeat his nomination in the Senate. In the 1930 and 1932 elections the NAACP followed up this victory by working to defeat northern senators who had cast votes for Parker.

In 1921 Tulsa had the wealthiest black neighborhood in the country. On Sunday’s women wore Satin dresses and diamonds while the men wore silk shirts and gold chains. Famous people lived their like Dr. A.C. Jackson who was considered the most skilled black surgeon in America and had a net worth of $100,000. The Greenwood a suburb of Tulsa was the type of community that African Americans are still today attempting to reclaim and rebuild.

One of the biggest problems Africans Americans faced in America is Segregation, discrimination, racism, prejudice, rebellion, religion, resistance, and protest. These problems have helped shape the Black struggle for justice. Their fight for justice marks a long sequence of events towards their freedom. Provisions of the Constitution affect the operation of government agencies and/or the latitude chief executives and legislatures in the creation and implementation of policies

So why did these riots occur? Is our society still prone to the same divisions which caused these riots after sixteen years? How did economic factors play into this? Were people just fighting over what little resources there were in Los Angeles? Institutional racism was a major factor in the beating of Rodney King, and the ensuing riots. But it was not the only issue which drove people to such a level of desperation. The controversy of these riots was so great that government moved the trial of the police officers to a nearby county. During the trial, many people protested. They did not want Los Angeles to be the sort of place where police officers could commit a racist attack without any repercussions of the law. Despite the backlash from the public, the jury found the officers innocent.

The history of United States is drenched in the fight for equality in the society. From women to gay rights but it is undeniable that the black civil rights was the bloodiest and most violent among them. Two methods were used to bring message to the people: the violent or the non-violent way. Most activists and civil rights group like Martin Luther King Jr., NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) at that time chose for the latter but one did not follow that lead: the infamous Black Panthers Party. Each method had its effect on the history for the equality of African Americans.

Recently in the United States there has been an uprising in backlash due to the growing knowledge of the issues facing African Americans. The issues have existed for a very long time, but recent events such as fatal encounters with police officers have made this more present in the media. I believe it is more of people realizing they aren’t getting what they deserve and then people still denying those rights. Ever since the Civil War, member of the southern states have hung up the confederate rebel flag as a reminder of their place in history. Today, the battle for this flag to be taken down has received much media attention. The flag is viewed in some minds as a symbol of rebelling against oppressors instead of a representation of the support

The outbreak of African American’s into the world of sports throughout the 1900’s emerged to have an influential impact on the Civil Right’s movement because they started to move our nation forward as one nation and not a nation separated by race. “Whether it was a conscious stand or unintentional advocacy, athletes and coaches throughout the past century used their participation in sports to change the racial atmosphere in our country” (The Role of Sports Among the Civil Rights Movement). Athletes became more and more useful in the fight for Civil Rights with more recognition they received in the years to follow

Throughout the course of the civil rights movement, African Americans were making strides to reach their goal of equality. As most movements go, there were a lot different factors that went into this movement. Different people voicing their opinions as to what they thought equality was. Many African Americans had something to say, but had no way of of voicing their stance. Many broke out in protest and violence in an attempt to get their views across, but there were others that had their own unique way of getting their point across. This paper will focus on black athletes and their fight against discrimination, their fight for equality, how they were able to stay sane through it all, and the reaction they gained throughout their attempt to fully integrate and to be socially accepted in sports.

For Peruvians, it had taken forty one years for Peru declared its independence from Spain. In 1780, the people of Peru had started their path towards independence with Tupac Amaru. Unfortunately, the uprising did not last more than a year and Tupac Amaru was later executed in 1781. This uprising had not give Peru enough motivation to have the common folks fight for what they believe in. The Peruvian people did not have any other chance until the Ferdinand VII was overthrown by Napoleon. Thankfully after, Jose de San Martin of Argentina had decided it was time to free his people from foreign rule. In 1820, Jose de San Martin of Argentina had started fight back against Spaniards in Peru. A year later after engaging the Spaniards, Peru officially

The Black Power movement received criticism from the media and civil rights activists and organizations, such as the New York Times, Bayard Rustin and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Bayard Rustin, an African American activist for nonviolence and civil rights activist, condemned the Black Power Movement. While he understood the purpose and motivations of the movement he criticized the movement for dividing the American people. Rustin expressed that the Black Power Movement had exposed two Americas, one white and one black.

The Black Power movement received criticism from civil rights activists and organizations, such as Bayard Rustin and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Bayard Rustin who was a civil rights and African American activist for nonviolence spoke out against the Black Power movement. Bayard Rustin understood what the movement was trying to achieve but ultimately criticized the movement for being divisive of the American people. Rustin believed that the movement had revealed two Americas, one black, and one white.