Name: _________________________

Date: ______________

Period: ____

The Civil Rights Movement

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Student Objective: Students will use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the
agendas and strategies used by African Americans to communicate change with
American Indians or Hispanic Americans. Students will identify at least 4 differences
and 3 similarities.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Roots of the Civil Rights Movement

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Jim Crow Laws

___________ facilities for blacks and

whites were ______________ as long
as they were _____________.
In other words: Separate but equal is
constitutional/segregation of races is
not illegal

Enacted between the end of Reconstruction

(1877) and the start of the civil rights movement
in the 1950s, Jim Crow laws enforced
________ ___________ between whites and
blacks in the ________.

* More information below

Brown v. Board of Education of
Topeka (1954)

Emmett Till (August 1955)

14 year old boy who was brutally killed for

whistling at a white woman

VIDEO: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)

As you are watching the video, write down 5 major points from the Brown v. Board of
Education of Topeka Supreme Court case.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
NOTES: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
17 May 1954: The United States Supreme Court ruled that the ______________
___________________________ docterine of __________________________
(1896) was unconstitutional.
Racial segregation in public schools is a violation of the ____________________
(equal protection clause).
Key players:
o
o
o
o
o

Questions to Consider
Pair-Share:
1. How would you feel if you were not able to go to school because of your skin
color, race, sexual orientation, religion, etc.?
2. What would you do?

Class Discussion:
1. Are modern American schools equal? Why or why not?
2. Are modern American schools segregated? Use evidence from your past and
current school experience.
3. Are schools in other countries segregated and/or equal?
What techniques did civil rights activists use to challenge segregation?
1. Boycott: ________________________________________________________
a. Montgomery Bus Boycott (1 December 1955)
b. Rosa Parks _________________________________________________
2. Non-violent protests: ______________________________________________
3. Sit-ins: __________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
a. Formation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
4. Freedom Rides (1961): ____________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

Reflection-What if?
Imagine you are a Freedom Rider. You are heading towards the Deep South,
where segregation is very prominent. You notice white people coming towards
you, shouting offensive racial remarks, holding clubs, breaking the buss window,
and setting it on fire. Write a paragraph (5-8 sentences) addressing the following
questions.
1. Would you risk your life to
challenge segregation?
2. Were the Freedom Rides
an effective strategy to end
segregation?
3. Does equality for all
come at a cost?
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Date of birth: January 15, 1929 ---- Died: April 4, 1968

o
March on Washington (1963):
o
o I Have a Dream speech

Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965

Civil Rights
Act of 1964
Voting
Rights Act
of 1965

Outlawed discrimination on the basis of

____________________________________________
_______ _____________________________
Required equal access to public places and
employment
Enforced _____________________________and
the ______________________
Signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson

Signed into law on Aug. 6, 1965 by President

Johnson
Outlawed discriminatory voting practices:
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________

Changes in the Civil Rights Movement

4 April 1968: Robert Kennedy announces that Martin Luther King, Jr. is dead
Emphasis on black culture
o Rejection of non-violent protests to communicate change
o Embrace black power

Malcolm X of the Nation of Islam

Nation of Islam

Founded in 1930
Early Leaders: __________________
and ___________________________
Malcolm X preached _____________
o Opposed _________________
________________________
o Followers should defend
themselves _______________
_______________________
Ideas/Goals:
o Combination of ____________
___________ and __________
_________________________
o Convert blacks to Islam

Black Panthers
Founded in 1966 in Oakland,
California
Leaders: _______________
and ___________________
Ideals/Goals:
o _________________
o _________________

American Indian Movement (AIM)

American Indian Movement (AIM) was founded in 1968 by
Dennis Banks and Russell Means
Platform:
o _______________________________
o _______________________________
o _______________________________
o _______________________________
Trail of Broken Treaties (1972):
o American Indians protested in Washington, D.C.
______________________________________
_____________________________________

United Farm Workers

Founded in 1962

Black Panthers

Leaders: __________________ and

_________________________
Farm workers demanded:
o ____________________________
o ____________________________
Delano Strike:
o ___________________________
o ___________________________

Conclusion
Draw a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the agenda and strategies of African
Americans to communicate change with American Indians or Hispanic Americans.
Identify at least 4 differences and 3 similarities. Lastly, write a 5-8 sentence summary
about the Civil Rights Movement. Use the textbook for further guidance.