1. THE 2 ND RECONSTRUCTION America’s Civil Rights Movement

2. Bellringer Why is the Civil Rights Movement sometimes referred to as “The Second Reconstruction”?

3. A Time for Justice Make notes on the following topics (TO BE TURNED IN):  Emmett Till  Bus Boycott  Little Rock  Lunch-counter Sit-ins  Freedom Rides  “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”  16 th St. Baptist Church  Mississippi Freedom Summer  Selma to Montgomery  Voting Rights of 1965 Create a 1-2 slide presentation on your assigned topic(s) (1-2 slides per topic) Include:  Important people/groups (SCLC, SNCC)  Date(s)  Description  Notable facts  Impact/Significance (why is it important)  Pictures Email to me on due date and be prepared to present on the next class period

4. Project topics Emmett Till Montgomery Bus Boycott Little Rock Nine Greensboro Sit-in Movement Freedom Rides Birmingham Campaign (Project C/Project X/Children’s Crusade) March on Washington 16 th St. Baptist Church bombing Mississippi Freedom Summer Selma to Montgomery March

5. Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka, KS (1954) Ruled that “Separate but Equal inherently unequal” Desegregration should take place with “all deliberate speed”  Meaning?? Reaction –  Southern Manifesto – Strom Thurmond  Conservative Citizens Councils  Ku Klux Klan

6. 1965 and beyond Nation of Islam  Elijah Muhammad and Malcom X Black Panther Party  Huey Newton and Bobby Seale Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  Assassination – Memphis, TN: 1968 Rioting in Watts, CA

7. WHAT WAS THE VIETNAM WAR ABOUT? Bellringer

8. Vietnam  French Indochina: 1880s – WWII  Vietminh: Nationalistic  Ho Chi Minh fights against French  Japanese possession during WWII  Vietminh fights against Japan  Returned to French post-WWII  Vietminh fight against French  Win at Dien Bien Phu in 1954  U.S. steps in – Geneva Convention  Vietnam divided along 17 th parallel  North – Ho Chi Minh (Communist supported by China/Soviets)  South – Numerous dictators supported by the U.S.  Elections to be held in 1956

9. Vietnam  1954-1964: U.S. sends advisors  South Vietnam run by Ngo Dinh Diem  Buddhist  Assassinated in 1963  Gulf of Tonkin Incident – 1964  U.S.S. Maddox  Escalation of war for U.S.  U.S. soldiers and South Vietnamese Army (ARVN) vs. North Vietnamese Army (PAVN) and Vietcong/NLF(South Vietnamese people who supported Ho Chi Minh)  War becomes very unpopular in war

10. Vietnam and the Credibility Gap  Operation Rolling Thunder – 1965  Search and Destroy  1967 – Assessment of War’s progress  TET Offensive – Jan. 1968  My Lai Massacre – 1969  Kent State Massacre – May 1970  Pentagon Papers -1971

11. Perspectives on Vietnam… What do you see?

12. What is a thesis driven paper?  A Thesis driven paper is making an argument (thesis statement) and proving it with evidence.  In this case, you will be arguing about a certain point relating to Vietnam. It will be your job to prove the point you are trying to make with the primary sources provided or found on your own.  Thesis driven papers start with an introduction  Last sentence of intro should be your thesis statement, or argument.  It can be argued…  The body is used to prove your argument through quotes (evidence) from the primary sources.  Use MLA format to cite your work.  Works Cited page for sources used. If you do outside research via secondary sources make sure to cite these sources.  Proofread…does it make sense???

13. Process  Step 1:  Skim the documents on the website, there are ~20 covering a variety of topics.  Select the one that interests you the most. Read and annotate.  What does this document tell you about the time period? About what is going on? What can you argue??  Step 2:  Find 2 additional sources that relate to your topic in some way.  These sources may be from the collection I provided or PRIMARY SOURCES you locate on your own.  What connection do these sources have with your 1 st source? Has it changed your perspective? Your argument/thesis??  Do not force an argument, let the documents do the talking and tell the story…

14. Process, cont’d  Step 3:  Do additional research via secondary sources (books, websites, etc.) to obtain necessary background information.  This will help place your documents in context and make sure you are interpreting them in the correct historical context.  Step 4:  Craft thesis statement:  It can be argued…  Find supporting evidence in all three documents.  Step 5:  Outline Paper  Write  Proofread, PROOFREAD, Proofread  Have a friend, family member, teacher, etc. PROOFREAD!!!  Revise!!

15. The Vietnam Conflict  Ceasefire in 1972  Saigon attacked in 1975  Withdrawal  Ho Chi Minh City  Legacy  Boat People  Vietnam Complex  Film…  Dear America