Asked by Niecy Higgins on Sep 28, 2024
The Albany Movement of 1961 failed for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) the political clout of local segregationists ensured that the federal government would not intervene.
B) the local police chief shrewdly undermined the protests by advising his men not to use open violence and by distributing arrested protestors across numerous jails.
C) the movement focused too narrowly on desegregation and ignored other pressing issues such as unemployment and police brutality.
D) the movement itself began to fracture,as SNCC,SCLC,and the NAACP began to turn against each other.
Albany Movement
A major civil rights campaign in the early 1960s, focused on desegregation and voting rights in Albany, Georgia.
Segregationists
Individuals or groups advocating for the separation of people based on racial or other differences, often seen in historical contexts.
Police Brutality
The use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police officers against civilians, often tied to racial profiling and civil rights violations.
- Identify the plans and philosophical frameworks that guided the civil rights movement.
- Evaluate and contrast the techniques implemented by diverse civil rights coalitions and their commanders.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the plans and philosophical frameworks that guided the civil rights movement.
- Evaluate and contrast the techniques implemented by diverse civil rights coalitions and their commanders.
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