Civil Rights Movements in the 50's-60's

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• 7th/8th grade students

• Designed for any history class or elementary classroom

• Access to a technology based classroom

• Individual Work• Students will be in a lab

based classroom viewing a power point presentation put together about specific Civil Rights Movements in the U.S.

Give the power point presentation, the students will be required to gain information about the Civil Rights Movement of Birmingham and the American Peace Movement, take a quiz and pass it with 80% accuracy.

Civil Rights Movement

American Peace Movement

Objective Quiz

• In 1963, Birmingham became a focus for the Civil Rights Movement

• Dr. King was infamous for using children. Because of this, 500 youths were arrested and jailed.

• The Civil Rights Movement was a very successful era during the Vietnam war.

• Forms of protests consisted of sit-ins, bus boycotts, and marches that lasted for days at a time.

• The Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham lasted from 1954- 1963•The Civil Rights effected not only blacks and other minorities, but women as well. It changed the way white Americans looked upon our lives in the U.S.

The full written and speech can be found at this website:

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

• A peace movement is a social movement that seeks to achieve ideals such as ending of a particular war or all wars

• Advocates of U.S. withdrawal were generally known as “doves,” and they called their opponents “hawks.”

• In its later stages, the anti war movement greatly influenced U.S. Military Policy.

• Affected some American laws and/or policies

• The American Peace Movement started in the early 60’s

QUIZSTART GO BACK

How long did the Civil Rights Movement of Birmingham last?

A: 1945-1983

B: 1954-1963

C: 1985-1993

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Who was one of the leaders/major impacts of the Civil Rights Movement?

A: Dr. Martin Luther

King Jr.

B: Barack Obama

C: Ms. Spargo

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What year was the American Peace Movement?

A: Late 40’s

B: Early 60’s

C: Late 2000’s

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True or False:The Civil Rights Movement included boycotts, sit-ins, and arrests.

TRUE

FALSE

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How many youths were arrested during the Civil Rights Movement?

A: 300

B: 400

C: 500

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What was one of the major cities involved in the Civil Rights Movement?

A: Lafayette, Indiana

B: Birmingham, Alabama

C: Las Vegas, Nevada

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True or False:Dr. Martin Luther King was an important advocate in the Civil Rights Movement?

TRUE

FALSE

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True or False:Advocates for the American Peace Movement were known as “doves.”

TRUE

FALSE

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What were the opponents in the American Peace Movement known as?

A: Doves

B: Villains

C: Hawks

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True or False:Both movements greatly impacted Americans, U.S. laws, and U.S. policies.

TRUE

FALSE

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"Civil Rights." Wikipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Apr. 2012.

Google. Web. 12 Apr. 2012.

I Have A Dream. Youtube. Web. 12 Apr. 2012.

"Peace Movement." Wikipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Apr. 2012.