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Soundtrack for a Revolution
As you watch the documentary Soundtrack for a Revolution consider the following questions and
respond accordingly.
1960s
FREEDOM…FREEDOM…FREEDOM…
SIT-INS
Where did the Greensboro Sit-ins take the Movement?
How did Blacks prepare for the Sit-ins?
Why was singing important to the Sit-Ins?
What was the purpose of the Sit-ins?
What types of things happen to the protesters?
Do you think the Sit-ins worked? Explain?
Which side are you on boy? Which side are you on?
FREEDOM RIDERS
What was the strategy of the Freedom Rides?
Where did the buses start and where were they headed?
How did white supremacist try to stop the Riders?
What kind of violence did the Riders face?
For the Riders, what was ironic about the second billboard entering Mississippi?
Knowing that there was impending violence in their immediate future, why do you think the
Riders volunteered anyway? EXPLAIN!
Who said, “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever?
WE SHALL OVERCOME…WE SHALL OVERCOME
BIRMINGHAM
Why do you think SNCC did not want to go to Birmingham?
Who was the Police Chief of Birmingham?
Why did Dr. King use kids for the Sit-ins?
What type of actions did Birmingham PD use against African-Americans?
What role did the television play in Birmingham?
WASHINGTON
What was the turnout like for the “March on Washington”?
How did the March on Washington change the Civil Rights Movement?
What famous speech did Dr. King deliver in Washington?
Why was the March on Washington so important?
MISSISSIPPI
Why was Mississippi so dangerous?
What was the purpose of Freedom Summer?
In what city in Mississippi did the 3 students go missing?
What were the attitudes of many white Mississippians?
Who was Medgar Evers and what happened to him?
Why didn’t African –Americans believe justice would be served?
SELMA
Who was Jim Clark?
What was the idea of the Selma courthouse protests?
Why did the SNCC want to march from Selma to Montgomery?
Explain what happened at the bridge?
Why did Dr. King join the March on Selma?
How did Pres. Johnson respond to the Civil Rights Movement?
Why was Johnson’s dedication to the movement so important?
MEMPHIS
Why did Dr. King decide to speak to the workers in Memphis?
What is Dr. King’s prophesizing in his “Mountain Top” speech?
What happened the next day?
What do you think King’s death did to the movement? Explain!
Your homework assignment is to create a Pro Civil Rights Poster based on one of the BOLD headings
above.
 The poster should be positive and promote the Movement meaning (No racially charged
images, slogans, phrases, words or ideas).
 You should accurately convey the idea behind your selected topic.
 You will need to include all of the following
o Accurate dates
o At least three images, drawn or printed.
o A slogan or saying that depicts your topic.