Things to Ponder
Reviewing Main Ideas: Section 1 How did the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education set the stage for a civil rights movement? What were three effects of the Brown decision?
What events sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Why do you think boycotts are effective? What types of boycotts are hardest for boycotters to endure?
How did President Eisenhower react to the incident over integration in Little Rock, Arkansas?
Reviewing Main Ideas: Section 2 Name two groups that worked for African American rights before the 1960s. What did they accomplish? What new approach did Martin Luther King, Jr., bring to the civil rights movement? What was the inspiration for his philosophy?
Civil Rights Groups NAACP CORE SNCC SCLC National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Congress of Racial Equality Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Determining Relevance What do you think are some of the strengths and weaknesses of nonviolent protest as a means to bring about social change?
Reviewing Main Ideas: Section 3 Emmett Till
Explain a “sit-in” protest. What reactions did sit-ins provoke?
How did the violent response to the Freedom Rides and the Birmingham marches aid the civil rights movement?
In May 1962, an article in the New York Times urged the Freedom Riders to call off their plan, saying, “Non-violence that deliberately provokes violence is a logical contradiction.” What are your thoughts on this statement.
Reviewing Main Ideas: Section 4 The Political Response
Kennedy’s Approach to Civil Rights Campaign: “If the President does not himself wage the struggle for equal rights—if he stands above the battle—then the battle will inevitably be lost” Once in office… Slow Moving Foreign Embarrassment Civil Rights Bills
The March on Washington Call for “Jobs and Freedom” Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” “How many years can a mountain exist Before it’s washed to the Sea? Yes, ‘n’ how many years can some people exist Before they’re allowed to be free. Yes, ‘n’ how many times can a man turn his head, Pretending he just doesn’t see? The answer my friend, is blowin’ in the wind, The answer is blowin’ in the wind.”
Legislation The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Voting Rights Act of 1965 Public accommodations Federal Funding Employment Voting Rights Act of 1965 Selma March 24th Amendment
Why did President Kennedy hesitate at first to support civil rights wholeheartedly? How did his position change? How did President Johnson’s previous experience in Congress help achieve the passage of civil rights legislation?
Reviewing Main Ideas: Section 5 What major changes occurred in the civil rights movement in the mid- to late 1960s?
Malcolm X “The only solution is complete separation from the white man” Do you believe this statement to be a fact or opinion? How did Malcolm X’s views change over time?
New Movements: Black Nationalism Nation of Islam and the Muslim Mosque Shift in SNCC The Black Panthers What is de facto segregation?
Loss of Leadership John F. Kennedy Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr. Robert Kennedy
Homework: Page 960 Reviewing Key Terms: 1-12 Critical Thinking: 22-24
Brown v. Board of Education Federal Government State Local Brown v. Board of Education White Black
Montgomery Bus Boycott Reflection School Integration Economic Cost: Summary of Tolerance Plan African American Cost vs. Gains: Expected Response Lasting Significance: Lasting Significance of Integration Policies: