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This week we will begin Topic 16 The Civil Rights Movement.

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Essential Question:

Why did Dr. King speak out against United States' involvement in Vietnam when he risked doing harm to his status as a civil rights movement leader, as well as harming the movement itself?

Learning Objectives

Topic 16.1 The Civil Rights Movement Strengthens

Objectives: Describe efforts to end segregation in the 1940s and 1950s. Explain the importance of Brown v. Board of Education. Describe the controversy over school desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas. Discuss the Montgomery bus boycott and its impact.

Topic 16.2 The Movement Surges Forward

Objectives: Describe the sit-ins, freedom rides, and the actions of student protests in the early 1960s. Explain how the protests at Birmingham and the March on Washington were linked to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Summarize the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Topic 16.3 Successes and Setbacks

Objectives: Explain the significance of Freedom Summer, the March on Selma, and why violence erupted in some American cities in the 1960s. Compare the goals and methods of African American leaders. Describe the social and economic situation of African Americans by 1975.

“Beyond Vietnam” – Martin Luther King Jr.

Objectives: Use primary sources to analyze the reasons Dr. King spoke out against the war in Vietnam and how this action was received. Place King’s “Beyond Vietnam” speech into an historical, social, and political context. Improve analytical and critical thinking skills. Develop strong arguments based on primary source materials. Broaden understanding of King beyond that of just a civil rights movement leader.

This Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 16.1 The Civil Rights Movement Strengthens
2. Topic 16.2 The Movement Surges Forward
3. Topic 16.3 Successes and Setbacks
4. “Beyond Vietnam” – Martin Luther King Jr.

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