1.  Essential Question – In what ways did individuals / groups fight for civil rights in the 1960s? CHALLENGING SEGREGATION IN THE 1960S Lesson # 6

2.  In groups (I will create 5 total), you will learn about one of the key events in the struggle for Civil Rights in the 1960s.  Sit-Ins, 1960  James Meredith Integration of Ole Miss, 1961  Freedom Riders, 1961  March on Washington, 1963  Freedom Summer, 1964  Each group will have images, readings, and other primary and secondary sources. With those sources, you will need to fill out the organizer for your section.  Each group member will then meet with another group member from each of the other 4 groups to share their findings, explain the events, and help the other people fill out the appropriate section of the organizer. DIRECTIONS

3.  Readings: Readings:  History Alive – page 582 “Sitting Firm to Challenge Segregated Facilities”  ABC – CLIO American History – “Greensboro sit-ins”  Website – “Greensboro Sit-ins – Launch of a Civil Rights Movement” Website  Primary Sources  Newspaper - http://www.sitins.com/2feb1960.pdfhttp://www.sitins.com/2feb1960.pdf  Diane Nash’s Account - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/reflect/r04_nash.ht ml http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/reflect/r04_nash.ht ml SIT-INS

10. JAMES MEREDITH’S INTEGRATION OF OLE MISS  Readings  History Alive – page 581 “James Meredith Enrolls at the University of Mississippi”  ABC – CLIO American History – “James Meredith”  Website – Integrating Ole Miss – A Civil Rights Milestone Website  Primary Sources  “No School in our state will be integrated…” - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/sources/ps_schools.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/sources/ps_schools.html  “I Can’t Fight Alone - http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6326/http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6326/

17.  Readings  History Alive page 583 “Freedom Riders Face Violence”  ABC – CLIO American History – “Freedom Rides”  Website – PBS Freedom Rides: Threatened, Attacked, Jailed Website  Primary Sources  Letter from a Freedom Riders’ Father - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/sources/ps_riders.h tml http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/sources/ps_riders.h tml FREEDOM RIDERS

24.  Readings  History Alive page 586 “Thousands March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” and “King Inspires the Nation with his Dream”  ABC – CLIO American History – “March on Washington”  Website  Background and Official Program - http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=96 http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=96  Time Magazine on the March - http://content.time.com/time/onedream/stakes/http://content.time.com/time/onedream/stakes/  Primary Sources  “Patience is a dirty and nasty word…” - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/sources/ps_washington.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/sources/ps_washington.html  John Lewis on the March – http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/reflect/r05_lewis.html– http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/reflect/r05_lewis.html  Dr. King’s “I have a Dream Speech” - http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm MARCH ON WASHINGTON

31.  Readings  History Alive page 588 “Registering African American Voters in a Freedom Summer”  ABC – CLIO American History – “Freedom Summer”  Background from PBS - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/story/09_summer.htm l http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/story/09_summer.htm l  Background from CORE - http://www.core- online.org/History/freedom_summer.htmhttp://www.core- online.org/History/freedom_summer.htm  Primary Sources  One Volunteer’s Freedom Summer - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/sources/ps_summer.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/sources/ps_summer.html  Alabama Voter Reg. Form - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/sources/ps_march.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/sources/ps_march.html  “Fighting for Freedom in the Mississippi Sun” - http://www.crmvet.org/info/mcmahan.pdf http://www.crmvet.org/info/mcmahan.pdf FREEDOM SUMMER