Poor Peoples Movements Frances Piven and Richard Cloward

  • Slides: 8
Download presentation
Poor People’s Movements Frances Piven and Richard Cloward Adrian Boscolo-Hightower April 20, 2006

Poor People’s Movements Frances Piven and Richard Cloward Adrian Boscolo-Hightower April 20, 2006

The Civil Rights Movement l Major gains made during Civil Rights Movement “Reduction in

The Civil Rights Movement l Major gains made during Civil Rights Movement “Reduction in the use of terror as principal means of social control” of whites over blacks - pg. 255 n “Of the various concessions granted the movement, none had a greater integrative effect than the right to vote. ” - pg 253 n

What Made CRM Possible? l Reduction in use of terror by Whites l Black

What Made CRM Possible? l Reduction in use of terror by Whites l Black migration North following WWI & WWII l Economic & Industrial Modernization l Black defiance to social exclusion and disenfranchisement l Democratic need for Black support

Reaction to Black Protest l Would the CRM have been successful if southern officials

Reaction to Black Protest l Would the CRM have been successful if southern officials didn’t react with same level of brutality as they did?

Reaction to Black Protest l Would the CRM have been successful if southern officials

Reaction to Black Protest l Would the CRM have been successful if southern officials didn’t react with same level of brutality as they did? n NO - “A campaign in Birmingham would provoke and expose southern racism and extremism as no other campaign had. ” pg 241

Black Political Mobilization l Black vote was seen by Democratic Party as a means

Black Political Mobilization l Black vote was seen by Democratic Party as a means to retain political power. n “The southern blacks represented a huge untapped pool of potential democratic voters; their numbers could offset southern white defections. ” pp 231

Black Political Mobilization l Could Black political mobilization be similarly successful in bring about

Black Political Mobilization l Could Black political mobilization be similarly successful in bring about political change today?

Black Political Mobilization l Could Black political mobilization be similarly successful in bringing about

Black Political Mobilization l Could Black political mobilization be similarly successful in bringing about political change today? n NO - Blacks viewed as a uniform voting block during CRM, not same today. Large increase in other racial minorities (ex. Latinos) decreases necessity to secure black vote.