1. Civil Rights Voting

2. Topic: Civil Rights  Voting Objective: Students will be able to examine the efforts made to ensure that all citizens had the opportunity to vote Do Now: Is voting important? Why or why not? HW: (1) Modern American History Project due Thursday, June 11 th at midnight (2) Study for Final exam on Wednesday, June 10 th (Section 3) or Thursday, June 11 th (Sections 1, 2, &4) (3) Current Events

3. A New Approach Register voters Mississippi-- “If we can crack Mississippi, we will likely be able to crack the system in the rest of the country” (Holt 628). Voter Education Project Bring in large number of whites-- “it changes the whole complexion of what you’re doing, so it isn’t any longer Negro fighting white. It is a question of rational people fighting irrational people” (Holt 630).

5. Freedom Summer 1964: Plan to register as many AA as possible

6. Selma to Montgomery “Bloody Sunday”

8. Voting Rights Act 1965: entire registration process under federal control

10. Estimated Percentage of Voting-Age African- Americans Registered in 1960 and1968 State 1960 1968 Alabama 13.7 56.7 Arkansas 37.3 67.5 Florida 38.9 62.1 Georgia 29.3 56.1 Louisiana 30.9 59.3 Mississippi 5.2 59.4 N. Carolina 38.1 55.3 S. Carolina 15.6 50.8 Tennessee 58.9 72.8 Texas 34.9 83.1 Virginia 22.8 58.4 TOTAL SOUTH 29.1 62.0

11. Class Activity Use the notes from class, your homework, and this reading to help you answer the key questions posed in the fight for voting rights. Be sure to read and annotate the reading before moving on to the questions.