 starter activity Watch the clip of Barack Obama giving his acceptance speech after the US elections in His victory was described as a ‘monumental event in US history’ by one commentator. Why was this so?

What rights did Black people in America have by 1945? Provide an outline of the course Identify the social & political condition of black Americans & ethnic minorities in 1 st half of C20th  Aims

Course outline Background to Civil Rights Campaign Background to Civil Rights Campaign Campaign for Civil Rights ( ): impact of WWII; NAACP; legal landmarks, e.g. Brown Case Campaign for Civil Rights ( ): impact of WWII; NAACP; legal landmarks, e.g. Brown Case Campaign for Civil Rights ( ): aims & methods; Black nationalism & Black Power; MLK & Malcolm X Campaign for Civil Rights ( ): aims & methods; Black nationalism & Black Power; MLK & Malcolm X Role of federal govt: role of President; Civil Rights Acts Role of federal govt: role of President; Civil Rights Acts

Factors for change: social reforms; protest culture Factors for change: social reforms; protest culture Resistance & obstacles to change: State racism; KKK; poverty cycle Resistance & obstacles to change: State racism; KKK; poverty cycle Review: nature & extent of discrimination & change by 1968 Review: nature & extent of discrimination & change by 1968

 Your task Your teacher will give you some questions on the background to the civil rights movement. Read the appropriate sections of your text book and complete the answers. Your teacher will give you some questions on the background to the civil rights movement. Read the appropriate sections of your text book and complete the answers. Booker T WashingtonWEB Du Bois Marcus Garvey

What do the following images refer to with regard to your background reading? Sharecroppers Supreme court Tuskegee Airmen KKK Abolition of slavery

 Your task Read Sanders, p Read Sanders, p What were the effects of migration and living together? What were the effects of migration and living together? What evidence is there of activism in this early period? What evidence is there of activism in this early period? How effective was federal intervention? How effective was federal intervention?

What has this picture got to do with the Civil Rights campaign?

 Your task Compare the conditions of blacks living in the South with those in the North. Sanders, p.37-42; Paterson Compare the conditions of blacks living in the South with those in the North. Sanders, p.37-42; Paterson NorthSouth Social Economic Legal

 Your task Read Sanders p.42-3 & Paterson p and list evidence for and against the idea the civil rights movement was active before Read Sanders p.42-3 & Paterson p and list evidence for and against the idea the civil rights movement was active before Thurgood Marshall. Civil rights lawyer & early black activist

Evidence of existence of Civil Rights before 1945 Impact of New Deal, i.e. way black communities discriminated against Impact of New Deal, i.e. way black communities discriminated against Local studies of community actions, e.g. Fairclough on Louisiana examined pre-King TUs, schools, teachers, NAACP Local studies of community actions, e.g. Fairclough on Louisiana examined pre-King TUs, schools, teachers, NAACP Key individuals, e.g. A Philip Randolph & Thurgood Marshall Key individuals, e.g. A Philip Randolph & Thurgood Marshall Early activism played down during Cold War era Early activism played down during Cold War era

Evidence against Civil Rights before 1945 Soldiers politicised by experiences of War, i.e. fight against fascism Soldiers politicised by experiences of War, i.e. fight against fascism Historic focus on role of MLK Historic focus on role of MLK Key test cases, e.g. Rosa Parks, sit-ins & bus boycotts Key test cases, e.g. Rosa Parks, sit-ins & bus boycotts Leading historians, e.g. Fairclough, argue earlier developments did not have same impact as later ones Leading historians, e.g. Fairclough, argue earlier developments did not have same impact as later ones

 Your task Conduct a SWOT analysis of the Civil Rights movement in Remember: Conduct a SWOT analysis of the Civil Rights movement in Remember: S trengths S trengths W eaknesses W eaknesses O pportunities O pportunities T hreats T hreats

Plenary Plenary How well organised was the civil rights movement in America in 1945? How well organised was the civil rights movement in America in 1945? What were the major threats to its survival? What were the major threats to its survival? What would help the movement gather strength? What would help the movement gather strength?