1. CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Jigsaw Activity

2. ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What postwar factors led to the Civil Rights Movement? ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What postwar factors led to the Civil Rights Movement? Working in groups of four, each student will be responsible for carefully reading and then teaching their “reason” to the rest of the group. Working in groups of four, each student will be responsible for carefully reading and then teaching their “reason” to the rest of the group. 10 minutes to read, fill out organizer and be prepared to teach it to the group 10 minutes to read, fill out organizer and be prepared to teach it to the group 10 minutes to share with the rest of the group and get answers from the other three members 10 minutes to share with the rest of the group and get answers from the other three members Be prepared to share your answers with the rest of the class Be prepared to share your answers with the rest of the class We will review your findings halfway through class We will review your findings halfway through class INSTRUCTIONS

3. Changing Attitudes about Race Changing Attitudes about Race Demographics Demographics WWII & Cold War WWII & Cold War New Approaches & Leadership New Approaches & Leadership WHY DID THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT TAKE PLACE AFTER WWII?

4. Demographics Demographics Millions of African Americans had moved from the rural South to the urban centers of the North (“Great Migration”) Millions of African Americans had moved from the rural South to the urban centers of the North (“Great Migration”) Blacks fled the racism of the south and sought the jobs of industrial cities Blacks fled the racism of the south and sought the jobs of industrial cities Here they could vote and in the 1940s and 1950s, they became a factor in the politics of the Democratic party. Here they could vote and in the 1940s and 1950s, they became a factor in the politics of the Democratic party. WHY DID THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT TAKE PLACE AFTER WWII?

7. Changing Attitudes about race Changing Attitudes about race Great Depression and Hitler force Americans to question ideas about who is superior. Great Depression and Hitler force Americans to question ideas about who is superior. Intellectuals reject the notion of innate inferiority; depict racism as sickness Intellectuals reject the notion of innate inferiority; depict racism as sickness Ideas spread through mass society and culture (Joe Louis fight) Ideas spread through mass society and culture (Joe Louis fight) WHY DID THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT TAKE PLACE AFTER WWII?

8. New Approaches & Leadership New Approaches & Leadership Actively campaigned for voting laws and end of Jim Crow Laws Actively campaigned for voting laws and end of Jim Crow Laws Presidential support of laws Presidential support of laws Charismatic African American leaders Charismatic African American leaders WHY DID THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT TAKE PLACE AFTER WWII?

9. WWII & Cold War WWII & Cold War Increase of job opportunities available during WWII Increase of job opportunities available during WWII The United States had been trumpeting its reputation for freedom and democracy. The United States had been trumpeting its reputation for freedom and democracy. Set against a global background, the segregation of blacks was a glaring inconsistency Set against a global background, the segregation of blacks was a glaring inconsistency WHY DID THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT TAKE PLACE AFTER WWII?