Civil Rights DBQ

Terms of Use:
• These products are for personal classroom use by a single
classroom teacher. Additional licenses are available at 50% off the
selling rate. Images are courtesy of Wikimedia.
• These products are not for commercial use!
• These products should not be posted online unless under password
protection for your students only.
Curriculum development is my passion and a belief that we are
always learning & we should value those "Learned Lessons".
Make sure you follow so you know when new resources are added if
you have purchased a BUNDLE!
FOLLOW ME @ LEARNED LESSONS:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Learned-Lessons

FOLLOW My blog @:
http://learnedlessonstpt.blogspot.com/

Other Activities You Might Like:

ü Anchor Charts
ü Game Cards
ü Choice Boards (Paper and Google Versions)
ü Word Walls
ü Sequencing Activities (Paper and Google Versions)
ü Puzzles
ü Vocabulary Matching
ü Guided Notes
ü I Can Assessment of Mastery
ü Task Cards
ü & MUCH MORE!

©LearnedLessonsTeachingMate ria ls  
 Civil Rights Document Based Questions
Read and study the sources provided about the various actions of Civil Rights
leaders and Jim Crow laws. You will use your knowledge of history and the
sources provided to answer questions 1–5.

Source  1  
Excerpt  from  “I  Have  a  Dream…”  by  Dr.  Martin  Luther  King,  Jr.  
At  the  March  on  Washington  in  August  28,  1963
“And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall march ahead. We cannot turn back. There are
those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, ‘When will you be satisfied?’
We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality.
We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in
the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities.
We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one.
We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity
by signs stating ‘for whites only.’
We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he
has nothing for which to vote.
No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness
like a mighty stream.
I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have
come fresh from narrow jail cells. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you
battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the
veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive.
Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to
Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can
and will be changed. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair.
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a
dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold
these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal.’
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former
slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice,
sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the
color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips
dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, that one day right down in Alabama little black
boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the
rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord
shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.”

©LearnedLessonsTeachingMate ria ls  
 Civil Rights Document Based Questions

Source 2
Sit-In and Protest Rally during Civil Rights movement.

©LearnedLessonsTeachi ng Material s
 Source 3
Jim Crow Laws

"Any person who shall rent any part of any such

building to a Negro person or a Negro family when
such building is already in whole or in part in
occupancy by a white person or white family, or vice
versa when the building is in occupancy by a Negro
person or Negro family, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.” –Louisiana Law before Civil Rights Act

Source 4
Excerpt from Civil Rights Act of 1964

“To enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer

jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to
provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public
accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to
institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities
and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil
Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs,
to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this
Act may be cited as the “Civil Rights Act of 1964”.”

©LearnedLessonsTeachi ng Material s
 Name: __________________
Civil Rights Document-Based Questions
Answer each question in complete sentences and cite evidence from sources.
# 1: According to Source 1 and your knowledge of history, what is Dr. King calling
on African Americans to do?

# 2: According to Source 2 and your knowledge of history, how did African

Americans in the 1960s collaboratively work together to achieve civil rights?

# 3: Based on Source 3 and your knowledge of history, how do you think the main
stream public responded to laws like this one or similar laws across the nation?

# 4: Based on Source 4 and your knowledge of history, what was the purpose of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

©LearnedLessonsTeachingMate ria ls  
 Name: __________________
Civil Rights Document-Based Questions
# 5: Extended Response
Based on the sources provided and your knowledge of history, explain the role and the need
for Civil Rights leaders during the 1960s. Include challenges and struggles they faced along the
way to equal rights and passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

As you write, ensure:

•You answered all parts of the prompt.
•You have included information that you have learned about this topic with examples.
•You have cited evidence from the sources provided in your response.
•You have followed the rubric checklist.

Graphic Organizer Brainstorming Space:

©LearnedLessonsTeachi ng Material s
 Name: __________________

Civil Rights Document-Based Questions

# 5: Extended Response
Based on the sources provided and your knowledge of history, explain the role and the need
for Civil Rights leaders during the 1960s. Include challenges and struggles they faced along the
way to equal rights and passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964.

As you write, ensure:

•You answered all parts of the prompt.
•You have included information that you have learned about this topic with examples.
•You have cited evidence from the sources provided in your response.
•You have followed the rubric checklist.

©LearnedLessonsTeachi ng Material s
 Name: __________________
Checklist and Grading Rubric
Points Points
Description of Criteria
Received Possible
#1 is correct and cites evidence from 5
the text.
#2 is correct and cites evidence from 5
the source.
#3 is correct and cites evidence from 5
the source.
#4 is correct and cites evidence from 5
source.
#5 reflects accurate knowledge of 5
historical facts.
#5 explains the role and need for Civil 5
Rights leaders.
#5 gives examples of struggles faced 5
along the way.
#5 cites evidence from the sources 5
correctly
Total Pointsà _____ 40

Comments:

©LearnedLessonsTeachi ng Material s
 Answer Options:
1. To not be satisfied with the current injustices, but to work
to fulfill his dream of equality.
2. Participated in sit-ins, protest marches, protest rallies, etc.
3. People were used to this type of law because it was part
of the society and carry over social mistreatment of African
Americans
4. To prevent discrimination in public places, public
education, use of federal funds, and to create equal
opportunities.
5. Roles and need for: leaders, motivators, inspiration for
others, take on hardships of being singled out, work as
figure heads, willingness to go to prison, willingness to be
persecuted, and organize systematic protest movements
and marches

This product is also available in digital version. Click Here for

Digital Version for Google Classroom, 1:1, or Paperless.

Images courtesy of: www.wikimedia.com

©LearnedLessonsTeachi ng Material s
 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Teacher-Lesson-Planning-Course-Teacher-Professional-Development-5703254

Are you overwhelmed by planning? Is your time

limited? Do you need simple step-by-step processes
for meeting the expectations of your students? I
completely understand, I have felt the same way that
you do and have spent years putting together simple
step-by-step processes for planning. I know that these
steps, tips, and reference pages will help make your
job a bit less overwhelming. Let’s be honest, teachers
are the hardest workers out there. These processes will
just help you work smarter.

Module 1: Know Your Standards

Module 2: Pacing Your Lesson
Module 3: Planning Engaging Lessons
Module 4: Assessments & Remediation
Module 5: Observations & Reflections
Module 6: Classroom Environment
Module 7: Organization

©Learned Lessons Teaching Materials

 Terms of Use: Activities You Might Like Click
• These products are for personal classroom Here:
use by a single classroom teacher. Images ü Digital Escape Rooms, WebQuests, and
are courtesy of clip artists and other open- Collaborative Posters Anchor Charts
source websites.
ü Lesson Planning Guides
• These products are not for commercial use!
ü Digital Resources for Google Classroom
• These products should not be posted online
unless under password protection for your ü Back to School Resources
students only. ü Teacher PD
• You may use for your own personal use ü Guided Notes and PowerPoints
• You MAY NOT share this item with others. ü Assessments
• You MAY NOT post this item online. ü DBQs

• You MAY NOT use this item and sale it to ü Speech Analysis
others.
ü Picture Puzzles
ü Game Cards
ü Choice Boards (Paper and Google Versions)
ü Word Walls
Make sure you follow so you know
when new resources are added if ü Sequencing Activities (Paper and Google
Versions)
you have purchased a BUNDLE!
ü Puzzles
ü Vocabulary Matching

FOLLOW ME @ LEARNED LESSONS ü Guided Notes

ü I Can Assessment of Mastery
ü Task Cards
FOLLOW My blog Click Here ü Google Classroom Resources

Email sign-up Click Here
Curriculum development is my
passion and a belief that we are
always learning & we should value
those ”
--Learned Lessons".

©LearnedLessonsTeachingMaterials
 Social Studies MEGA BUNDLES
• Social Studies Word Walls
• Social Studies Anchor Charts Links to MEGA BUNDLES
• Social Studies Picture Puzzles • Civics and Government MEGA Bundle
• Social Studies Games • American History MEGA Bundle Colonial US to
• Social Studies Cut and Paste Reconstruction
• Social Studies DBQs and Speeches • American History MEGA Bundle Western
• Social Studies Timelines Frontier to President Trump
• Social Studies Choice Boards • World Geography MEGA Bundle
• Social Studies Graphic Organizers • World History Part 1 MEGA Bundle
• World History Part 2 MEGA Bundle
SCIENCE MEGA BUNDLES • English MEGA Bundle
• Science Word Walls • Physical Science MEGA Bundle
• Science Anchor Charts • Life Science MEGA Bundle
• Science Picture Puzzles • Earth Science MEGA Bundle
• Science Games • Economics MEGA Bundle
• Science Cut and Paste
• Science Guided Notes DIGITAL Resources
• Science I Cans
• Science Choice Boards Teacher PD Resources
• Science Graphic Organizers

THANK YOU!

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

CONNECT

©LearnedLessons Teaching Materials

 SAMPLE OF CIVICS RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!

SAMPLE OF AMERICAN HISTORY & Early American History RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!

SAMPLE OF WORLD HISOTRY RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!

SAMPLE OF ECONOMICS RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!

SAMPLE OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!

©LearnedLessonsTeachingMaterials
 SAMPLE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES AVAILABLE!

SAMPLE OF ENGLISH & WRITING RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!

SAMPLE OF EARTH SCIENCE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!

SAMPLE OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!

SAMPLE OF LIFE SCIENCE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!

DIGITAL RESOURES FOR ALL CONTENTS AVAILABLE!

©LearnedLessonsTeachingMaterials