1. Martin Luther King Jr. SWBAT: analyze a portion of MLK’s “I have a dream” speech and examine the effect it had on people who were present during the March on Washington. Homework: King’s effect on listeners worksheet. Do Now: finish the effect on everyday Americans worksheet if unfinished in class. SWBAT: analyze a portion of MLK’s “I have a dream” speech and examine the effect it had on people who were present during the March on Washington. Homework: King’s effect on listeners worksheet. Do Now: finish the effect on everyday Americans worksheet if unfinished in class.

2. MLK and Soul Force  King believed strongly in soul force, or nonviolent resistance.  He pulled inspiration from a variety of sources:  Jesus: love your enemies.  Henry David Thoreau: civil disobedience- the refusal to follow unjust laws.  A. Philip Randolph: massive demonstrations.  Gandhi: resist oppression without violence.  King believed strongly in soul force, or nonviolent resistance.  He pulled inspiration from a variety of sources:  Jesus: love your enemies.  Henry David Thoreau: civil disobedience- the refusal to follow unjust laws.  A. Philip Randolph: massive demonstrations.  Gandhi: resist oppression without violence.

3. Protests turn violent  Freedom Riders, those who rode integrated buses to the south, met violence once they entered Alabama:  Were beaten, threatened, and almost blown up when someone tossed a bomb on a bus.  Birmingham, AL: 1,000 African American children marched in the city protesting segregation.  The “children’s crusade” was met with high-pressured fire hoses, attack dogs, and police brutality.  All the while, the media captured it all.  Freedom Riders, those who rode integrated buses to the south, met violence once they entered Alabama:  Were beaten, threatened, and almost blown up when someone tossed a bomb on a bus.  Birmingham, AL: 1,000 African American children marched in the city protesting segregation.  The “children’s crusade” was met with high-pressured fire hoses, attack dogs, and police brutality.  All the while, the media captured it all.

5. The March on Washington  In order to try and convince Congress to pass the civil rights bill that would grant equal access to all public accommodations, NAACP organizers decided to protest in Washington.  On August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King appeared and gave his famous “I have a Dream” speech in front of 250,000 people.  On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, people listened as King spoke.  In order to try and convince Congress to pass the civil rights bill that would grant equal access to all public accommodations, NAACP organizers decided to protest in Washington.  On August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King appeared and gave his famous “I have a Dream” speech in front of 250,000 people.  On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, people listened as King spoke.

6. “I Have a Dream”  How did the speech make you feel?  What kind of things does King dream of one day seeing?  Why is it significant that King deviates from his speech in the minutes we watched?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs  10:45  15:00  How did the speech make you feel?  What kind of things does King dream of one day seeing?  Why is it significant that King deviates from his speech in the minutes we watched?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs  10:45  15:00

7. The effects on politics  Two months after the speech, JFK was shot in Dallas.  Lyndon Johnson picked up where JFK left off and passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which:  prohibited discrimination because of race, religion, national origin, and gender.  gave all citizens the right to enter libraries, parks, washrooms, restaurants, theaters, and other public accommodations.  Two months after the speech, JFK was shot in Dallas.  Lyndon Johnson picked up where JFK left off and passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which:  prohibited discrimination because of race, religion, national origin, and gender.  gave all citizens the right to enter libraries, parks, washrooms, restaurants, theaters, and other public accommodations.

8. The effect on everyday people  Follow the link provided.  Using 3 of the following, fill in the chart provided:  ‘Pass the Bill’To Tell Our Children  Sisters, Marching TogetherElectricity in the Air  Standing Up  Read the story and fill in the chart. Bullet points are fine. Your focus should be on the effect the speech had on the individual.  http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/08/23/us/march-on-washington- anniversary-memories.html  Follow the link provided.  Using 3 of the following, fill in the chart provided:  ‘Pass the Bill’To Tell Our Children  Sisters, Marching TogetherElectricity in the Air  Standing Up  Read the story and fill in the chart. Bullet points are fine. Your focus should be on the effect the speech had on the individual.  http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/08/23/us/march-on-washington- anniversary-memories.html