Civil Rights

Civil Rights: The View From the Nation and Trenches

• 1. Introduction: View from the Nation/View from the Trenches, APUSH Episode 115: Introduces the framework of Nation vs. Trenches model for studying civil rights movements. Uses the example of the early Student Movement for African-American Civil Rights as an example.

  2. View from Nation/Trenches: Questions 1-3 in Part II (EO 9981, Brown v. Board, Little Rock), APUSH Episode 116: Discusses Harry Truman (Executive Order 9981), Brown v. Board, and Little Rock and Eisenhower using the Nation vs. Trenches format.

  3. View from Nation/Trenches: Questions 4-6 in Part II (Montgomery Bus Boycott, March on Washington, Mississippi Freedom Summer), APUSH Episode 117: Reviews questions 4-6 in Part II (Montgomery Bus Boycott, March on Washington, Mississippi Freedom Summer). Also discusses Southern Law Enforcement, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the radicalization of the African-American Civil Rights Movement.

Civil Rights: The Movement Continues and Spreads

• 1. African American Civil Rights Movement In Depth, APUSH, Episode 118: Covers the controversy over Brown v. Board and issues within the Freedom Ride movement.

  2. Letter from a Birmingham Jail/March on Washington, APUSH, Episode 119: Discusses the letter and later MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech". Includes footage of the "I Have A Dream" portion of his speech at the March on Washington.

  3. Civil Rights Spreads: Women, APUSH, Episode 120: Discusses the beginning of the Women's Movement and specifically Katherine Switzer's running of the Boston Marathon

  4. Civil Rights Spreads: Cesar Chavez and Farm Workers, APUSH Episode 121: Discusses the United Farm Workers most successful strategy in gaining rights and better treatment.

  5. Civil Rights Spreads: Native American Movement, APUSH Episode 122: Discusses the sit-in at Alcatraz Island and the creation of AIM.

  6. Gay Rights: From Stonewall to Harvey Milk, APUSH Episode 123: Discusses the gay rights movement that grew out of Stonewall and then focuses on Harvey Milk and the fight against Proposition 6 in California.

The Backlash

• 1. Civil Rights Spreads: The Backlash and the Silent Majority, APUSH Episode 124: Discusses the rise of the concept of the Silent Majority (term coined by Richard Nixon) and the backlash against the protest movement of the 1960s by white (mostly) America. Focuses on the Hard Hat Riots and the Attica Prison Revolt.