1960s+Civil+Rights

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Writing your Journal Entries:
You are a black southerner who has been directly affected by discrimination. As the Civil Rights movement grows, you take an increasingly active role in the fight for racial equality.
 * Profile A:**

You are a white southerner who witnesses discrimination and the events of the civil rights movement. Gradually, you gain greater appreciation and respect for blacks as equal citizens. OR You are a white northerner who is shocked by the discrimination that is taking place in the South. You join the Civil Rights movement and take an active role in fighting for racial equality.
 * Profile B:**

1). Add your personal notes (cause, events, and outcomes) to your group's e-pad. Don't just dump and run... read through what's there and integrate your findings with those of the group. 2). Primary Source Assignment: check the "Assignments" link on the right for details. Be sure to download the worksheet. Also, your set of primary sources to choose from are on //this// page below.
 * Homework due Wednesday, May 2: **

1). Add your personal notes (from what you did in class today) to your e-pad. Also work to organize your e-pad with 2). Research your NEW topic. Either: 3). View New Videos (if possible, needs a VPN)
 * Homework due Friday, April 27:**
 * Main Categories: Causes, Events, Outcomes
 * Guiding Questions for each Main Category
 * Definitions, Dates, and Details for Specific Events
 * List of Sources/Links
 * Freedom Summer/Voting Rights Act
 * Malcomb X/Black Power Movement
 * Bloody Sunday/Selma March
 * Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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** Required Readings: ** ===== === === This reading comes from Encarta.com and has been edited somewhat to focus on key segments of each revolution. Use it to get you started with your notes (in e-pad).

Additional Readings from class: 

E-pad Links: Use these sites to keep track of your group research
8-1: [] 8-2: [] 8-3: [] 8-4: [] 8-5: [] 8-6: [] 8-7: [] 8-8: []

Primary Source Requirement ( Due Wednesday, May 2 )
Here are your choices for completing the Primary Source assignment. The worksheets and assignment desciption are on the navigation link to the right.

[|Primary Source - Photo - KKK.doc] [|Primary Source - Photo - Freedom Riders.doc] [|Primary Source - Photo - Bus Segregation.doc]
 * PHOTOS**


 * HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS**

Brown v. Board of Education: [|http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0517.html#article]

Little Rock Nine, School Segregation: [|http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0904.html#article]

Greensboro Four, Sit-ins: []

Freedom Riders, Bus Riots: [|http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0520.html#article]

March on Washington: [|http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0828.html#article]

Civil Rights Act: [|http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0619.html#article]

Selma Riots: []

MLK Killed: [|http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0404.html#article]


 * DOCUMENTS**

Malcomb X Speech: []

Martin Luther King: Letter from a Birmingham Jail: []


 * AUDIO SPEECHES**

Murder of 3 Civil Rights Activists: [|http://www.history.com/audio/johnson-on-kkk-murder-of-civil-rights-worker#johnson-on-kkk-murder-of-civil-rights-worker]

Malcolm X Speaks Out on Race: [|http://www.history.com/audio/malcolm-x-speaks-out-on-race#malcolm-x-speaks-out-on-race]

Civil Rights Timeline
1954 - Supreme Court's //Brown v. Board of Education// decision outlaws racial segregation in public schools. 1955 - Murder and trial of Emmett Till 1955 - Rosa Parks is arrested and Bus Boycott begins in Montgomery, Alabama. 1957 - Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) is formed, under Martin Luther King, Jr. leadership. 1957 - Federal troops sent to protect black students at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. 1960 - Sit-in to protest segregated lunch counters in Greensboro, North Carolina. 1961 - Freedom Riders campaign begins in the South. 1963 - March on Washington is held in Washington DC. 1964 - Congress passes the Civil Rights Act. 1964 - "Freedom Summer" and the murder of three civil rights activists. 1965 - Bloody Sunday and MLK's march from Selma to Birmingham, Alabama. 1965 - Congress passes the Voting Rights Act. 1965 - Malcolm X is assassinated. 1968 - Martin Luther King, Jr, is assassinated.

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==** Civil Rights Links ** == [|Biography.com presents Black History Month] [|Martin Luther King, Jr., NHS Jim Crow Laws] [|Rosa Parks Interview] Primary Sources on Civil Rights: []  NEW: Finishing the Dream: []  NEW: Assessing MLK's Dream (audio): []

General Resources on the 1960's
Online textbook segments on 1960's events and people. Good overview: [] A variety of text and multimedia resources: [] A good place to start with Encarta (online Encylcopedia): []

More Primary Sources
[|The Authentic History Center] [|American Rhetoric The Power of Oratory in the United States] [|The History Channel - Video - Audio] [|The History Channel - Great Speeches] The Sixties Project - primary Sources: []

Films about Civil Rights:
Remember the Titans (PG) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Malcolm X (PG-13) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ghosts of Mississippi (PG-13) The Long Walk Home (PG) Driving Ms. Daisy (PG) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Autobiography of Jane Pittman (NR) Four Little Girls (NR) Autobiography of Jane Pittman (NR) The Rosa Parks Story (NR) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Help (PG-13) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Glory Road (PG)