Ch 15 The Civil Rights Era

 

 

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Understands the key influences and events of the Civil Rights movements

 -Influences: e.g., Martin Luther King Jr., Non-violence, Brown v Board of Education,  Great Society, Black militants groups

-Events: e.g., Montgomery Bus Boycott, Sit-ins, march on Washington, Freedom riders, Voter registration

 

  1. Martin Luther King Jr.,
  2. Brown v Board of Education
  3. Great Society
  4. Black militants groups
  5. Montgomery Bus Boycott
  6. Sit-ins
  7. The March on Washington
  8. Freedom rides
  9. Freedom Summer
  10. Malcom X
  11. The Civil Rights Act of 1964

 

Scholastic.com Alabama and Civil Rights in the 1960s

 

PBS Way Back - Stand Up for Your Rights

 

Civil Rights Era Mug Shots

 

Montgomery Bus Boycott

 

Audio: Martin Luther King, Jr.  I Have a Dream Speech

 

 

 

Black History Milestones -  Timeline -

 

Assignment:

Put these events in chronological order. 
Then write a short summary explaining for each event.  What was the result of each event?
  • Showdown in Little Rock 
  • March on Washington
  • Protests in Birmingham 
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott  
  • Brown v. Board of Education overturns Plessy v Ferguson
  • Sit-ins in Greensboro, NC

 

Matching

  • Last point before the Civil Rights Act of  1964 was passed, making segregation illegal throughout the U.S.
  • Ended segregation on Montgomery buses and led to the founding of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
  • Led Birmingham’s white leaders to agree to desegregate lunch counters, remove segregation signs, and employ African Americans in downtown stores.
  • Showed that President Eisenhower was in command and encouraged civil rights supporters to continue their fight.
  • Law to desegregate all schools was formed.
  • The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was formed and forced many restaurants with lunch counters to serve African Americans.

 

- VIDEOS - 

Civil Rights (Explained) in 10 Minutes

1954

Separate But Not Equal (2:21)

Bet You Didn’t Know: Rosa Parks (2:35)

September 1957

Little Rock Nine (2:28)

August 28, 1963

King Leads the March on Washington (3:10)

Bet You Didn't Know: March on Washington (2:33)

Civil Rights Act of 1964 (2:57)

 

 - Documents -

Document 1. Code of the City of Montgomery, Alabama. Charlottesville: Michie City Publishing Co., 1952. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.
Document 2. Montgomery Advertiser article, 12/06/55, Alabama Department of Archives and History Public Information Subject Files - General File, Bus Boycott, SG6945, folder 305b. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.
Document 3. Montgomery Advertiser article, 12/9/55, Alabama Department of Archives and History Public Information Subject Files - General File, Bus Boycott, SG6945, folder 305b. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.
Document 4. "Negroes' Most Urgent Needs," Inez Jessie Baskin Papers, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.
Document 5. "Western Union Telegram: Diamond Brothers," Judge Eugene Carter Papers, Box 11, folder1. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.
Document 6. Montgomery Advertiser editorial, 4/26/56. Alabama Department of Archives and History Public Information Subject Files - General File, Bus Boycott, SG6945, folder 305b. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.
Document 7. "Integrated Bus Suggestions," Inez Jessie Baskin Papers, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.

A Man With A Dream (History Short)

Dr. Martin Luther King Sites

 

 Rosa Parks Articles and Videos 

 

Song: "We Shall Overcome" 

What does this song mean?  Who is "we" and what are they trying to overcome?

Boycott Movie

Ch. 15 Civil Rights Movement

Students are creating exhibits on a leader or a group/institution that made a difference.