Conflict Civil Rights Movement

Today’s Agenda Today in History Enduring Understandings Conflict –Civil Right Movement Case Study #2 Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X The March on Washington

Today in History June 3, : The Dutch West India Company received a charter for New Netherlands, present-day New York City. 1888: The poem "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer was first published, in the San Francisco Daily Examiner. 1965: Astronaut Edward White became the first American to “walk” in space, during the flight of Gemini : Chinese army troops began a sweep of Beijing to crush student-led pro-democracy demonstrations. Birthdays Jefferson Davis (1808 – 1889) Ransom Eli Olds (1864 – 1950) Allen Ginsberg (1926 – 1997) Anderson Cooper ( ) Rafael Nadal ( ) Alex Lupinski ( )

Conflict: Enduring Understandings What elements make up Conflict? What ethical theories influence conflict? What influence does perspective have on the ethical perception of a conflict? How does the Civil Rights movement fit the definition of Conflict?

Today’s Enduring Understanding What ethical theories influence conflict? How does the Civil Rights movement fit the definition of Conflict? Today’s Essential Questions: –What ethical categories does the Civil Rights movement fall into? –What events define the Civil Rights movement?

Military vs. Social Conflict Military Conflict: –battle: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war –War; the waging of armed conflict against an enemy Social Conflict: –an open clash between two opposing groups

Case Study Notes Format The Civil Rights Movement Civil Rights Movement Definition Case Study 1: Sixteenth St. Baptist Church Overview How does this represent the movement? Case Study 2: The march from Selma to Montgomery Overview How does this represent the movement? Set up a 2-column table in your notebook. Leave yourself plenty of space to take notes. Your table will include a definition and two case studies. After each case study you will describe how the case study fits into the definition of the Civil Rights Movement.

The Civil Rights Movement Which ethical theory would the Civil Rights movement fall into? What was the Civil Rights movement? –The Civil Rights movement in America is a movement with no distinct beginning and no definite end. As a reference point for our study, we will be studying the Civil Rights movement following the Civil War until the landmark legislation of the Civil Rights Act of – The Civil Rights movement in the United States has been a long, primarily nonviolent struggle to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all citizens of United States.

The March from Selma to Montgomery (1965) Jimmie Lee Jackson, a student and active participant in the Civil Rights movement, was murdered by a state trooper during the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) voter registration drive in Selma, Alabama while trying to protect his grandfather and mother. To protest this murder the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) organized a protest march from Selma to the state capital in Montgomery.

Case Studies How do the case studies relate to the Civil Rights Movement? –W–Which ethical theory (theories) does the movement fall into? –U–Use examples to support your response –E–Explain using the definition of the Civil Rights Movement Final Case Study –F–Find another case study that defines the movement. Describe the case and find a video from United Streaming or a website that relates to your case study –C–Create a 2-3 slide (+ title and works cited) PowerPoint presentation to present your information to the class –I–Include a works cited slide Each case study will be presented to the class

Civil Rights Case Study Step 1: Define the Civil Rights Movement Step 2: Research a case study Step 3: Find an audio/visual element that connects to your case study –Poster –PowerPoint –Music –Interpretive Dance Step 4: Provide an overview of your case study Step 5: Create a presentation

Presentation Guidelines Slide 1: Title page Slide 2: Definition of civil rights movement Slide 3 and 4: Case Study information –Include a link to a website or embed a video into your PowerPoint Slide 5: Works Cited

MLK and Malcolm X How did their methods differ? Which method do you feel offered more hope and promise? Which method was easier to follow?

The March on Washington