Bell Work 3/14/16 1. Name the civil rights you currently enjoy as an American. 2. Name the civil rights you are denied as a minor, is it fair or not?

Key Terms that you should know  Plessy v. Ferguson  Brown v. Board of Education  Thurgood Marshall  Little Rock Nine  Rosa Parks  Martin Luther King Jr.  SCLC & SNCC  sit-ins  freedom riders  Civil Rights Act of 1964  Freedom Summer  Voting Rights Act of 1965

Essential Question EQ: How did African Americans fight discrimination during the Civil Rights era? I will explain how activism helped ensure rights for African Americans.

The Triumphs of a Crusade - Why it matters  Civil rights activists broke through racial barriers to achieve equality.  They pushed the government to end segregation and ensure voting rights for African Americans.

Required Literacy Test to Vote Is this constitutional?

Louisiana Law to Vote

The Triumphs of a Crusade Read pages  While reading, explain/define in your own words: Freedom Rides, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Freedom Summer, and Voting Rights Act of  Answer questions by using the text. 1. What did the freedom riders hope to achieve? 2. What events led to the SCLC holding a protest in Birmingham? What was the SCLC testing at this protest? 3. Why did civil rights organizers ask their supporters to march on Washington? 4. Why did civil rights groups organize Freedom Summer? What is their goal in going to Mississippi?

Freedom Rides

Birmingham

Letter from Birmingham Jail “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” “We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” “Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities, and in some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.”

March on Washington Watch the speech and write down three goals that Martin Luther King Jr. is seeking.

George Wallace When the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed he said, “ It is ironical that this event occurs as we approach the celebration of Independence day. On that day we won our freedom. On this day, we have largely lost it.” Discuss: what do you think he meant by this statement?

Reflection You are upset with a company, your government, or an organization. How would you act? Would you organize a boycott, a march, or a protest? How would you do this? What must you consider when you participate in this kind of event? What is your goal? You may use a real life situation.