1. Good Morning Please sit in the same group of 3 that you sat in last time. 1

2. Civil Rights Project (quick discussion) Formative Assessment: Students will Research in groups to complete an interactive presentation on the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960-1970’s; and How many of you are able to bring laptops to class? Write a formal letter to persuade a current day individual the importance of addressing equal protection under the law. Who would you write to? 2

3. Prepare for Presentations Please spend 10 minutes organizing how you intend to present the information in your article. NOTE: You may choose (THIS IS ADVISED) to present in combination with another group For example: Little Rock segregation crisis + Daisy Bates Montgomery Bus Boycott + Rosa Parks 3

4. Presentations Presentations should run from 3-5 minutes Presentations should include input from all members of the group You may use the doc cam; board; or whatever The class or I may well ask you questions on your topic. You will need to show me your notes. If you are not presenting then YOU ARE TAKING NOTES ON WHAT YOU ARE HEARING. 4

5. The Civil Rights Movement 1954-1968 Chapter 18 Section 2 “Challenging the man.” 5

6. Standards USH.6.2 Summarize and assess the various actions which characterized the early struggle for civil rights (1945-1960). USH.7.7 Identify areas of social tension from this time period and explain how social attitudes shifted as a result. USH.7.3 Identify and explain the significance of federal programs, policies and legal rulings designed to improve the lives of Americans during the 1960s. USH.7.6 Identify the problems confronting different minorities during this period of economic and social change and describe the solutions to these problems. 6

7. Learning Targets I can describe the key events of the early struggle for civil rights (1945-1960). I can describe how social tensions effected attitudes during the 1960s. I can describe the effect and role of the Federal government on social issues during the 1960s. 7

8. Sit In Movement (Begins in Greensborough N.C. - 1959) College Student Driven Movement  Woolworths Department Store (Think Macys) “You just served us at the checkout counter. Why can’t we be served at the counter here?” Day 1 = 4 students Day 2 = 29 students Within 1 week = 300+ Students Within 2 months = 54 cities/9 states NAACP and SCLC did not directly support at first (too controversial) Students form Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Rural voter registration initiative Very dangerous 8

9. Freedom Riders - 1961 Interstate bus service is subject to continued segregation AA and White volunteers challenge segregation policy Busses attacked in Anniston and Birmingham Alabama by white mobs Tire slitting; rocks; firebomb Riders beaten severely by mobs FBI later determines that Birmingham police chief “Bull” Conner coordinated violence through KKK JFK takes action + Appoints 40 AAs to high level positions + Thurgood Marshal Appointed to Fed. Circuit Court + Acts to end discrimination in federal hiring (CEEO) - Does not initially support Freedom Riders directly + Bobby Kennedy tasked with ending bus terminal segregation under Interstate Commerce Commission 9

10. James Meredith Air force Veteran seeks to attend college at U of Miss. Refused admission JFK sends 500 Federal Marshals to escort JM onto campus Riot erupts JM attends classes at U of Miss. Under Federal Guard until graduation. 10

11. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Sparked by violence lead by “Bull” Conner in Birmingham AL MLK drafts letter from Birmingham jail “I draw the line in the dust….and I say, segregation now! Segregation tomorrow! Segregation forever! (5:39) “I draw the line in the dust….and I say, segregation now! Segregation tomorrow! Segregation forever! Gov. George Wallace, AL Then personally blocks admission of 2 black students to U of Alabama The next day CR Activist Medger Evans murdered in Mississippi JFK pushes The Civil Rights bill of 1964 with the help of MKL’s peaceful march on D.C. (August 28, 1963) “I had a Dream” Speech (5:17) “I had a Dream” Speech JFK murdered on Nov. 22, 1963 Johnson pushes through The Civil Rights Act of 1964 in Kennedys memory Effectively ended segregation in public facilities Sets up EEOC 11

12. Selma 12

13. The Struggle for Voting Rights The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did not secure voting rights 24 th Amendment eliminated poll taxes in federal elections (not state) SCLC and SNCC step up voter registration efforts Violence erupts 24 AA churched bombed in 4 months in 1964 alone KKK terror campaign MLK stages Selma, Alabama March (1965) Sheriff’s terror campaign commences More than 2000 arrested (including children) Johnson proposes and drives through Voting Rights Act 1965 to quell violence  federal registration assistance (protection) 13

14. Project Work Time HW: Please complete Chapter 18.3 ID activity 14