History A-Level
King’s northern strategy
What King’s northern strategy means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of King’s northern strategy
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A strategy seen in Chicago that targeted housing, employment and de facto segregation, and met limited success.
Topics that use King’s northern strategy
- The quest for civil rights, 1917–80 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Black Power
- Civil rights legislation
- gay rights movement
- hispanic American campaigns
- limits to success
- Native American campaigns
- Northern migration (1917–32)
- Segregation and life in the South
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