1. Agenda Opener Quiz (as class)
King Notes/Letter Analysis v. Ballot or Bullet
Notes: Birmingham Children’s March (3 slides)
Video Clip: March on Washington-16th St. (41-57)—King Speech?
Notes: March, Civil Rights Act, Vote, Selma, Voting Rights Act, Riots (9 slides)
Video Clip (Disc 3, ep. 6 20: 30-30)
Primary Sources
Notes: Malcolm X/Black Power
Load PPT.; open outlook/powerteacher; print/copy quiz; print notes; load video clip; Print/copy primary sources/questions; Homework/Agenda; print/copy study guide; print little study guide; organize scrapbooks

2. Meredith Integrates the University of Mississippi
1961—James Meredith applies for admission to all-white Univ. of Mississippi
NAACP w/ help of Medgar Evers file suit
September 1962: Fed. Ct. force “Ole Miss” to desegregate
Sept. 30, 1962: Riots break out—160 people injured; 2 men killed
Troops step in (State of War in US)
Oct. 1, 1962 Meredith Registers as a student and takes first class

3. King & the SCLC Target Birmingham
King frustrated by events in Mississippi and Alabama and a “defeat” in Albany, GA…doesn’t want non-violent movement to lose momentum
Birmingham, AL: “Most segregated city in the South”
The Birmingham Campaign Begins: “Project C”
Marches/Sit-ins
Demanding desegregation of city’s public accommodations/businesses
Target 3 specific businesses (learned from Albany)
April 12, 1963
King leads a march violating a court injunction against the protest, knowing it will lead to his arrest
Birmingham a city on the brink: 2 governments in the city

4. MLK Jr.—Birmingham Jail
Dr. King and Rev. Abernathy under arrest on Good Friday
King compiles historic “Letters from Birmingham Jail

5. Letter Birmingham Jail Discussion ?s
Excerpt 1:
Who was King writing this response to? What clues do you have?
How does King respond to the accusation that the Civil Rights Movement was extreme? What was King’s point in citing Jesus, Lincoln, and Jefferson?
Why is King hopeful their goal of freedom will be reached?
Excerpt 2:
Why does King have disdain for the clergymen’s praise of the Birmingham Police Force?
What is the evil system King accuses the Birmingham Policy Department of helping to preserve?
Excerpt 3:
Who does King argue are the real heroes of the South? What examples does he give?
Why do you think Dr. King makes so many references to Christianity, the Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence?

6. MLK Jr. Letter From Birmingham Jail
“Perhaps it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say, ‘Wait.’ But…when you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six-year-old daughter why she can’t go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on television, and see tears welling up in her eyes when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children…Then you will understand why we find it difficult to wait.”
“Justice too long delayed, is justice denied”

7. Schoolchildren Join the March: May 2-May 5, 1963
Following King’s Release from Prison…
Schoolchildren join “freedom marches”…why?
Birmingham Police Chief, Eugene “Bull” Connor, refuses to tolerate Marchers
Uses police dogs/fire hoses on protesters
Protesters flood White House w/ letters requesting action
What role did the media play?
Media Exposes Police Violence: Shocks the Nation
Much needed Success

8. Children’s March: Birmingham 1963
Thousands of men, women, boys, and girls, are arrested for violating Birmingham's segregation laws
Young nonviolent warriors under arrest.
Over 2000 kids arrested

9. Children’s March--Birmingham
With the jails full, student protesters are incarcerated in buildings at the county fair grounds
The courage of the children inspires their elders

10. Campaign in Birmingham
16th Street Baptist Church — Movement Headquarters.
Police dogs attack nonviolent marcher

11. The Children’s Crusade: Birmingham--1963

12. Police Chief Bull Connor Orders Firehouses on Marchers

13. Kennedy Backs Civil Rights
Riots erupt in Birmingham following settlement b/n two sides in Birmingham
June 11, 1963: Gov. George Wallace, AL
Blocks 2 AA from enrolling at Univ. of Alabama
June 12, 1963
Medgar Evers Assassinated
June 12, 1963:
Kennedy sends proposal to Congress for sweeping civil rights legislation

14. March on Washington King trying to build support for Civil Rights Act
Push for “Jobs” and “Freedom”
March on Washington (Aug. 28, 1963)
SCLC, NAACP, SNCC (tensions)
200,000 citizens meet in Washington
Increases awareness of the movement and builds momentum for the passage of Civil Rights legislation
King delivers his “I Have A Dream” speech
Rivalry between SCLC and SNCC

15. March on Washington

16. March on Washington

17. March on Washington

18. March on Washington

19. KKK Strikes Back: 16th St. Baptist Church Bombing
September 15, 1963; less than 3 weeks after march on washington
16th St. Baptist Church Bombing

20. Civil Rights Act of 1964 Signed into law by Lyndon Johnson (7/2/64)
LBJ uses his connections & knowledge of Congress to pass bill to help break 80 day filibuster
Significance:
Bans segregation in all public facilities
Federal enforcement of school desegregation
Outlaws discrimination in employment on acct. of race, color, sex, or national origin
Estbl. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Prosecute violators of people’s civil rights
MLK Jr.: Wins Nobel Peace Prize (1964)