THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Chapter 28.1 – The Civil Rights Movement Takes Shape ************************************************************************ BUILDING BACKGROUND: African Americans continued to face segregation and discrimination after World War II. Early victories in the civil rights movement include the end of segregation in baseball in 1947 and President Truman’s ban on segregation in the military in 1948. These successes were the beginning of a national movement for civil rights. ************************************************************************ Main Ideas 1. Civil rights leaders battled school segregation in court. 2. The Montgomery bus boycott helped end segregation on buses. 3. Students organized sit-ins to protest segregation. The Big Idea Civil rights activists used legal challenges and public protests to confront segregation. Read “Battling School Segregation” p. 870- 872 Which Supreme Court case made school segregation legal?
Describe the Supreme Court action in Brown v. Board of Education.
Why was it significant that the Supreme Court decision in the Brown case was unanimous?
How many of the Little Rock Nine graduated from Central High School?
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Chapter 28.1 – The Civil Rights Movement Takes Shape Read “Battling School Segregation” p. 870- 872 Why do you think Hazel Massery and Elizabeth Eckford became friends?
Reading Check What obstacles faced supports of desegregation?
Read “Montgomery Bus Boycott” p. 872-873 Why was the Montgomery Improvement Association formed?
How long did the bus boycott last?
Why was it significant that black and white ministers rode together on the first integrated bus in Montgomery?
Reading Check What event sparked the Montgomery bus boycott?
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Chapter 28.1 – The Civil Rights Movement Takes Shape Read “Sit-Ins and the SNCC” p. 877 What protest strategy was used in the sitins?
Why do you think sit-ins were effective?
Reading Check How were sit-ins similar to other civil rights protests?
Chapter 28.2 – Kennedy, Johnson, and Civil Rights ************************************************************************ BUILDING BACKGROUND: In the 1960 presidential election Republican Richard M. Nixon, who had served as Eisenhower’s vice-president, ran against Democrat John F. Kennedy, a senator from Massachusetts. For the first time, presidential candidates debated each other on television. Kennedy’s performance in the televised debates helped him win a very close election. ************************************************************************ Main Ideas 1. John F. Kennedy was elected president in 1960. 2. Civil rights leaders continued to fight for equality. 3. Lyndon B. Johnson became president when Kennedy was assassinated. 4. Changes occurred in the civil rights movement in the late 1960s. The Big Idea The civil rights movement made major advances during the presidencies of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Read “Kennedy Elected” p. 876-877 What were two things that were unique about John F. Kennedy? 1. 2.
What was the New Frontier program?
Reading Check What do you think African American voters hoped for from the new president?
Chapter 28.2 – Kennedy, Johnson, and Civil Rights Read “The Fight for Rights Continues” p. 877-878
What was the primary goal of CORE?
How was CORE’s protest strategy effective?
Why did CORE stop its Freedom Rides?
How did Eugene “Bull” Connor’s actions help the civil rights movement?
Reading Check How did the Birmingham marches affect public opinion?
Read “Johnson Becomes President” p. 879-880
How did Lyndon B. Johnson become president?
What were the main provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
What was the Great Society?
Chapter 28.2 – Kennedy, Johnson, and Civil Rights Read “Johnson Becomes President” p. 879-880
Why do you think is was significant that Robert Weaver, an African American, was appointed to serve as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development?
Reading Check How did President Johnson support civil rights?
Read “Changes in the Rights Movement” p. 880-881 Who was Stokely Carmichael?
How did the ideas of the Black Power movement differ from Martin Luther King Jr.’s?
According to Malcolm X, what goal should African Americans work toward?
Why do you think African Americans were drawn to Black Power and the Nation of Islam?
Reading Check How did Malcolm X’s goals differ from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s?
Chapter 28.3 – Rights for Other Americans ************************************************************************ BUILDING BACKGROUND: Many Americans faced unfair treatment in the 1960s. Women were paid lower wages and had fewer job opportunities than men. Hispanic Americans had long faced discrimination as well. The victories of the civil rights movement inspired many groups to struggle for equal rights as well. ************************************************************************ Main Ideas 1. Hispanic Americans organized for civil rights and economic opportunities. 2. The women’s movement worked for equal rights. 3. Other Americans also fought for change. The Big Idea Encouraged by the success of the civil rights movement, many groups worked for equal rights in the 1960s. Read “Hispanic Americans Organize for Change” p. 882-883 In what ways were Cesar Chavez and Martin Luther King, Jr. similar?
How did the Hispanic civil rights movement affect the Elementary and Secondary School Education?
Reading Check What group helped inspire the Chicano movement?
Chapter 28.3 – Rights for Other Americans Read “The Women’s Movement” p. 883-884
What was the purpose of the 1963 Equal Pay Act?
Why did the ERA fail to become law?
Reading Check What were some achievements of the women’s movement of the 1960s?
Read “Other Voices for Change” p. 884-885
During the 1960s, what was the primary concern of Native Americans?
Why did Native Americans engage in sitins and armed protests?
Who founded the organization Disabled in Action?
What is the difference between the 1973 Rehabilitation Act and the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act?
Reading Check How were the tactics of AIM and DIA different?