Civil Rights Era
Day 1: Introduction to the Civil Rights Movement
- PPT Slides 1-4 / Discussion
- Jim Crow Laws
Day 2:
- Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS (1954)
- Montgomery Bus Boycott
- Little Rock Crisis
Day 3:
- Civil Rights Movement Quiz #1
- Discussion 1960-63 (sit-ins, Freedom Rides, SNCC, Birmingham)
Day 4:
- James Meredith Case -- Primary Source Analysis (not digitized--copies available in classroom).
Day 5: A Time For Justice -- Video
Day 6:
- Review the events of Birmingham, the March on Washington, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Assignment: Analysis -- Letter from Birmingham Jail (found at: https://goo.gl/wX7VXM)
Day 7: Phase 2 -- Voting Rights and Contrasting Philosophies
- Malcolm X Readings
- Discussion -- Freedom Summer, Selma, Voting Rights Act of 1965
- Assignment: Text Questions 936-944
Day 8: LBJ and the Great Society
Days 9 &10: Civil Rights Era Review and Exam