 Essential Question – In what ways did individuals / groups fight for civil rights in the 1960s? CHALLENGING SEGREGATION IN THE 1960S Lesson # 6

 In groups (I will create 5 total), you will learn about one of the key events in the struggle for Civil Rights in the 1960s.  Sit-Ins, 1960  James Meredith Integration of Ole Miss, 1961  Freedom Riders, 1961  March on Washington, 1963  Freedom Summer, 1964  Each group will have images, readings, and other primary and secondary sources. With those sources, you will need to fill out the organizer for your section.  Each group member will then meet with another group member from each of the other 4 groups to share their findings, explain the events, and help the other people fill out the appropriate section of the organizer. DIRECTIONS

 Readings: Readings:  History Alive – page 582 “Sitting Firm to Challenge Segregated Facilities”  ABC – CLIO American History – “Greensboro sit-ins”  Website – “Greensboro Sit-ins – Launch of a Civil Rights Movement” Website  Primary Sources  Newspaper -  Diane Nash’s Account - ml ml SIT-INS

JAMES MEREDITH’S INTEGRATION OF OLE MISS  Readings  History Alive – page 581 “James Meredith Enrolls at the University of Mississippi”  ABC – CLIO American History – “James Meredith”  Website – Integrating Ole Miss – A Civil Rights Milestone Website  Primary Sources  “No School in our state will be integrated…”  “I Can’t Fight Alone -

 Readings  History Alive page 583 “Freedom Riders Face Violence”  ABC – CLIO American History – “Freedom Rides”  Website – PBS Freedom Rides: Threatened, Attacked, Jailed Website  Primary Sources  Letter from a Freedom Riders’ Father - tml tml FREEDOM RIDERS

 Readings  History Alive page 586 “Thousands March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” and “King Inspires the Nation with his Dream”  ABC – CLIO American History – “March on Washington”  Website  Background and Official Program  Time Magazine on the March -  Primary Sources  “Patience is a dirty and nasty word…”  John Lewis on the March –  Dr. King’s “I have a Dream Speech” MARCH ON WASHINGTON

 Readings  History Alive page 588 “Registering African American Voters in a Freedom Summer”  ABC – CLIO American History – “Freedom Summer”  Background from PBS - l l  Background from CORE - online.org/History/freedom_summer.htmhttp:// online.org/History/freedom_summer.htm  Primary Sources  One Volunteer’s Freedom Summer  Alabama Voter Reg. Form  “Fighting for Freedom in the Mississippi Sun” FREEDOM SUMMER