To what extent did the methods and goals of the Civil Rights Movement shift significantly from the mid-1960’s onwards?
From the mid-1960's onwards, the methods and goals of the Civil Rights Movement shifted. One method that changed was the way the African Americans handled themselves. The Black Panther was a group of African Americans that didn't agree with the way the SCLC was handling things. They took the violent approach, instead of the nonviolent approach. White people used different methods too. The FBI was getting involved with stopping the Black Panthers because they were considered dangerous by the American public. In order to stop them, the FBI used African American informants. The Black Panthers goals were the same, yet different. They wanted to have their rights, but they also wanted to help the poor in their community.
Also in the 1960's and onwards, prison riots were "created". At Attica Prison in New York, the inmates were poorly treated, so the 1200 of them took over the prison with hostages. Their goal was to be treated better in prison, getting the same rights as white people in prison. None of them unreasonable. The white police officers had a certain method for dealing with them. The Governor refused to accept their requests, so he sent federal troops to the prison. They killed 29 inmates and 10 hostages.
