Civil Rights 2015-16 - Petal School District

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Civil Rights – Define these Key terms and Id these people – WORTH 400 POINTS - I divide this unit into
four grades – so work all the way through!! pgs. 578-613 - You are going to need to use outside resources
for some info & for the maps....
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6.
The Great Society
“War on Poverty”
de facto segregation
de jure segregation
Watts Riots
La Raza Unida
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Greensboro Sit-in (include names of men
who started this Protest)
Freedom Rides (include the bombing on the
Bus outside Birmingham)
Selma March (include the reason why there
were 3 Marches)
Comprehension:
1. Explain the steps Truman took to end racial discrimination in the federal government? Explain the
Executive Order 9981.
2. Explain why Jackie Robinson was an important figure in the struggle for civil rights and his
contribution to Americana. Describe his accomplishments/awards won. - Include Rookie of the
year and his #.
3. USE the Website Oyez.org & pg. 588 to fill out the Supreme Court Case Study sheet. Write a
summary of the case Brown v. Board of Education. Include the following: Facts of the case,
Constitutional Question, Conclusion.
4. What was Thurgood Marshall's role in the Brown case? What was his winning strategy in the
case? (hint: the Dr. Clark and his dolls) How was his future position of status propelled by the
case? (hint: 1967)
5. What was the Southern Manifesto written? What was the intent of the Southern Manifesto? How
many people signed it?
6. How was the murder of Till a reaction to the Brown Case? Include… What happened to Emmitt
Till. Why? What was the outcome of the murder trial?
7. Why and Where was Rosa Parks arrested? What was the result or her arrest? Who was the leader
of the movement? What type of resistance did he use? How long did the boycott last? What was
the result of the Boycott?
8. Who were the Little Rock 9 (What were they trying to do)? Who forced Eisenhower to order
federalized National Guard troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, in September 1957? Why did
Eisenhower have to use federal troops in Little Rock?
9. Create a chart similar to the one below listing the prominent, civil rights organizations in the early
1960s and their goals and characteristics (who joined).
Civil Rights
Acronyms
Who joined Features (goals and tactics)
Groups
stand for
NAACP
CORE
SCLC
SNCC
10. What was the goal of Freedom Summer? Describe the most famous murders of the Summer.
Include names.
11. WORTH 40 points - Why did civil rights organizers ask their supporters to march on Washington
in the summer of 1963? What was the crowning achievement of the day? Read or listen the text of
Martin Luther’s King’s speech, “I Have a Dream.” Finally, pretend you attended the March on
Washington in 1963 and write a diary entry describing the important imagery used by Dr. King in
his speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in the summer of 1963 AND the key
points made by him in that speech. (must be handwritten and must contain one to two pages
- you can include two small drawings)
12. Who was Medger Evers? What happened to him? Why? Include James Meredith and Byron de la
Beckwith.
13. What did the MS Freedom Democratic Party try to accomplish in 1964 (include Fannie Lou
Hamer)? What was the outcome of their attempt?
14. Who was Elijah Muhammad? What were some of the key beliefs advocated by Malcolm X while
with the Nation of Islam (NOI)? How did his ideas/tactics differ from those of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.? How did his views shift in 1964? What happened as a result?
15. Why was the "Black Power" movement created? What was Stokely Carmichael's role? What was
the goal of the Black Panthers? Why did MLK, Jr. object to them? Remember this should be
different from your information about Malcolm X.
16. Define then illustrate each in a small 2-3 inch squares, each according to the below format. Define:
Headstart- write def. here …XXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
A) Head Start
B) Job Corps
C) Medicaid
D) Medicare
E) Civil Rights Act of 1964
F) Voting Rights Act of 1965
G) 24th Amendment
H) Affirmative Action
I) Civil Rights Act of 1968
YOU illustrate what/who the
programs helps. DO NOT
USE THE
PROGRAM’s LOGO!
COLOR & USE
a RULER.
17. Create a Seven - column chart on a piece of 11 by 17 paper. (I have some in my classroom)
Label the columns as follows:
“Jewish Americans,” “Native Americans,” “Mexican Americans,”
“Handicapped-Americans,” “Women,” "Senior Citizens" and “Asian Americans”
Place the following terms/people in the column that MOST reflects the minority group.(Some Words
maybe used in more than one category.
Feminism, Caesar Chavez, Betty Friedan,
Occupation of Alcatraz, Braceros, The Feminine Mystique
The Indian Self-Determination of 1975, Long-Term Care Insurance, Louis
Brandeis, Migrant Workers, Title IX, Medicare, Israel, bilingual education,
Japanese-American Citizens League, Equal Rights Amendment,
Occupation of Wounded Knee, Grape Boycott,
Gloria Steinem, The Graying of America, Roe v Wade, Chicano Movement,
National Organization for Women, United Farm Workers, Latinos, Phyllis Schlafly,
La Raza Unida, American Indian Movement, Korematsu v United States,
Americans with Disabilities Act, Violence Against Women Act of 1994, Social
Security, Equal Pay Act 1963, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Baby Boomers, The
Education of All Handicapped Children Act 1975, Anti-Defamation League, Sandra
Day O’Conner, Refugee Act of 1980, Geraldine Ferraro
On a map of the United States label the following: Unless directed otherwise use a
black star. MAKE SURE YOU LABEL EVERYTHING!!!
1. Mark the following with a yellow × : Money, Mississippi; Birmingham, Alabama;
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6.
Montgomery, Alabama; Jackson, Mississippi; Memphis, Tennessee; Watts, California;
Philadelphia, Mississippi; Greensboro, North Carolina;
Use a school house to label - Topeka, Kansas; Little Rock, Arkansas; Ole’ Miss in Oxford,
MS
Draw a Blue line symbolizing the March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
Label Washington, D.C.; Atlantic City, New Jersey; Atlanta, Georgia
Label Wounded Knee, SD; Sacramento, CA
Use a red colored pencil to trace and LABEL the COURSES of the Freedom Riders.
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