1. CIVIL RIGHTS ERA

2. In Your Notebooks: What do you remember about the Civil Rights Era? List as many items at your table group We will be sharing this with the class

3. Wednesday May 27 th US History Agenda 1. Start of Civil Rights Movement 2. Jackie Robinson 3. Little Rock 9 4. Rosa Parks Reminders

4. Civil Rights Era Usually looks like… OR

5. But there’s So Much More

6. Where to Start? -Reminders from Past Units: In your own definitions what are Plessy v. Ferguson Era of Jim Crow

7. Questions for the film: Describe the environment in the south during the early part of the 20 th century: How did people start to stand up?

8. US HISTORY Friday, May 30th Agenda 1. Review Mississippi Burning (If not finished) 2. Events of the Civil Rights Movement 3. Work time Reminders -Only one more Friday left!!!

9. Why go over the events that we have already Covered? Look at the events from 1865-1947 Discuss At your table the following If these events were created, why weren’t A/A equal? What is needed to change?

10. What is the Big Deal with Jackie Robinson? YEAH SPORTS!!!!

11. Looking Back Look at The Amendment Sheet Discuss: How were These Rights being violated. ATTEMPT TO GIVE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES!!!!!

12. Literacy Test Look at the literacy test on the board Not many people actually passed.

13. US History Tuesday June 3rd Agenda 1. Ghosts of Old Miss 2. Sit In Movement 3. Reading 4. Work Time Reminders

14. US History Wednesday June 4 th Agenda 1. Groups 2. Hiccups in the Movement 3. Sadly enough violence 4. Split in the Movement Reminders TURN IN HISTORY TEXT BOOKS

15. Emmitt Lewis Till While visiting family in Mississippi, Till was murdered for making comments to a white girl outside a convenience store. His assailants took him, beat him and shot him. Later they tied his neck to a cotton gin and put him in the river

16. Sit-in CORE would sit in segregated lunch counters to change the policy Greensboro First major sit in

17. Define the Following Groups CORE SNCC SCLC Black Panthers

18. Trial Evidence pointed to defendants guilt All White Jury found defendants innocent of all charges.

19. Freedom Rides Organized by CORE Was a ride through the south much like the sit ins in Greensboro As they reached further and further south, they encountered more violence.

20. Birmingham 1963 Protests the segregation in a town with 40% AA Marched through the town and were arrested for “threatening law and order”

21. Results: 24 th Amendment: outlawing the poll taxes Civil Rights Act of 1964: Banned discrimination in all public accommodations and bans school segregation.

22. Dr. King VS. Malcolm X How different are they? Dr. King Malcolm X Compare Malcolm X and Dr. King in these following areas using pages 910-913 and 925-927: Background, School, methods of protest, attitudes towards violence, police run ins, death.

23. Dr. King VS. Malcolm X Birth: 1929, January 15. Michael Luther King Jr., later renamed Martin, born to schoolteacher Alberta King and Baptist minister Michael Luther King. Boyhood in Sweet Auburn district. May 19, 1925 - Born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska

24. Dr. King VS. Malcolm X Education: B.A. from Morehouse College B.D. from Crozer Theological Seminary Ph. D. from New England colleges Drops out of school at age 15

25. Dr. King VS. Malcolm X Police record 1955- Arrested for driving 30 m.p.h in a 25 m.p.h. zone 1963- Arrested for demonstrating in Birmingham, Arrested Numerous other times 1946- Convicted of burglary and sent to prison

26. Dr. King VS. Malcolm X Life changing experience: Montgomery Bus Boycott where he becomes the heart and face of the Civil Rights Movement Life Changing Experience Introduction to Islam, conversation, and dedication to the Nation of Islam

27. Dr. King VS. Malcolm X Famous Publications or Awards “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” Why We Can’t Wait- 1964 December 10, 1964- Wins Nobel Peace Prize Famous Publications or Awards Broadcast documentary “The Hate that Hate Produced” 1963- Begins collaboration with Alex Haley on the Autobiography of Malcolm X

28. Dr. King VS. Malcolm X Beliefs on Protesting Non violent approach “Turn the other cheek” Beliefs on Protesting Non violent approach unless attacked. “Attack no man, but if any man molest you, may Allah bless you”

29. Dr. King VS. Malcolm X Assassinations April 4, 1968 Killed by James Earl Ray Killed in Memphis, Tenn. February 21, 1965 Killed by members of the Nation of Islam Killed in New York City