1. Where did struggles for equal rights occur?
TUESDAY
Turn to pages of the Atlas. Read the introduction. Use the information to answer the following questions.
What four groups struggled for equal rights?
_______________________________
WEDNESDAY
Look at picture A and map B, “Civil Rights Movement.” Draw a line from each activity of the civil right movement to the correct location.
THURSDAY
Look at map C, “Mexican American and Native American Protests.” Write T if the statement is true, F if it is false.
Both Mexican Americans and Native Americans had land claim disputes. _____
Indians wanted the right to fish where their ancestors did. _____
Native Americans formed the United Farm Workers Union. _____
FRIDAY
Look at graph E, “Senators and the Public.” Use the information from the graph to answer the following questions..
In 1970 what percent of the U.S. population were white men? ______ %
What percent of the U.S. Senators were white men? ______ %
Which two groups were the most under-represented in the U.S. Senate? ___________ and _______________________
Civil Rights Activity
Location
Lunch counter sit-in
Montgomery, AL
Bus boycott
Greensboro, NC
School desegregation
Mississippi
Voter registration drive
Little Rock, AR