1. Martin Luther King Aim: To understand who Martin Luther King was To assess the role he played in the Civil Rights Movement To understand how to write a 12 mark essay Draw an outline of a man – use a whole page – so you can write in and around him. Around the outside, write facts about what MLK did/ was involved in. Inside, write facts about him. Add at least 5 facts from this video clip: http://www.biograp hy.com/people/mar tin-luther-king-jr- 9365086http://www.biograp hy.com/people/mar tin-luther-king-jr- 9365086 (4 mins)

2. Use a double page to draw out this table and fill it in: EventActionImpactOther Factors Which Helped Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955 Desegregation in Education – Brown 1954 and Little Rock 1957 Freedom Rides 1961 Birmingham 1963 Washington 1963 Chicago Campaign 1966 Meredith March – 1966

3. Answer table….. EventActionImpactOther Factors Which Helped Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955 Member of NAACP which helped organise the boycott. Set up MIA to coordinate boycott of local buses. Organised car pools to get people to work. MLK arrested and fined $500. Sentenced to a year, served 2 weeks. Allowed boycott to last longer. Showed MLK’s popularity and leadership qualities – serving small part of his sentence and becoming famous. December 1956, segregation on buses made illegal. Southern Christian Leadership Conference was set up, to keep fighting for equal rights. Media attention, Rosa Parks, NAACP, MIA, taxi companies, Supreme Court. Desegregation in Education – Brown 1954 and Little Rock 1957 NAACP organised voter registration campaigns and local protests to support desegregation of schools. President Eisenhower showed his support for Civil Rights movement. Segregation in education illegal. By 1968, 58% of southern black school children still in ‘black’ schools. Backlash – Emmett Till, NAACP outlawed in Alabama and most of Louisiana. Oliver Brown, Supreme Court, President Eisenhower, NAACP

4. Answer table….. EventActionImpactOther Factors Which Helped Freedom Rides 1961 MLK gave speech at a rally to support freedom riders. Had previously refused to get involved. Violent reaction from some racist whites in south. Showed transport hadn’t been properly desegregated yet. President Kennedy more sympathetic to civil rights movement. CORE, SNCC, SCLC Birmingham March - 1963 Organised by SCLC and MLK. Arrested – wrote Letter from Birmingham Jail, said they could break the law because it was the only way they could get change. 1300 black children arrested. Department stores desegregated, racial discrimination in employment outlawed. Most schools and public areas still segregated. MLK and SCLC criticised for using children in their campaign. SCLC, media attention, President Kennedy

5. Answer table….. EventActionImpactOther Factors Which Helped Washington March - 1963 Organised by MLK. “For jobs and freedom.” MLK spoke to president Kennedy, assuring him it would be peaceful. Organised food and aid for the 250,000 marchers. “I have a dream” speech. 20% of marchers were white – showed widespread support for civil rights movement. King becomes famous worldwide – Ghana reported the march as revolutionary. King became face of the civil rights movement. SNCC, SCLC, CORE, NAACP, media attention. Chicago Campaign 1966 Organised by King – to address employment and housing in Chicago. Turned into a riot – MLK couldn’t stop it. Mayor Daley went back on his promises about desegregating housing once MLK and SCLC left the area. Went against King’s policy of non violence. SCLC Meredith March - 1966 Organised by James Meredith, to encourage blacks to register to vote. MLK joined in. MLK and peaceful protest v. Stokely Carmichael and violence. 4,077 blacks registered to vote. Meredith

6. Essay Question – 12 Marks – Section C “Martin Luther King was the most important factor in gaining equal rights for African Americans in the 1950s and 1960s.” How far do you agree? (12 marks) Introduction There were several reasons for the success of the civil rights movement, including… Paragraph One Martin Luther King was important in the civil rights movement. He… (Explain three things he did and the impact of each – how much did he help?) Paragraph Two The Supreme Court… (Explain three things they did and the impact of each – how much did they help?) Paragraph Three The third reason for the success of the civil rights movement was… (Three facts, with explanations – how much did this reason help?) Conclusion In conclusion, the most important reason for the success of the civil rights movement was… (link the factors together)

7. Exam Technique – Section C – 12 Marks Aim: To understand how to get full marks in an essay question 2 – G 3 – F 4 – E 5 – D 6/7 – C 8/9 – B 10 – A 11/12 – A* LevelWhat to DoMark 1Simple description1-3 2Agrees AND disagrees – with examples Agrees OR disagrees – with at least one detailed example 4-6 3Agrees AND disagrees – with at least two detailed examples Link to the question – how far do you agree and why? 7-10 4Agrees AND disagrees – with three detailed examples Link to the question – how far do you agree and why? Explains why there are different views about the statement. 11-12