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Getting started -


 * Define "Civil Rights" - **
 * Tweet ** – Civil Rights means that everyone no matter what their race or gender is treated equally by law. Everyone has certain rights that should not be taken away from them.
 * Define "Civil Liberties" - **
 * Tweet ** – Civil Liberties are things that all people should be and are able to do, such as being allowed to speak freely in public or to be able to choose your own religion.

**Section 1 – Origins of the Civil Rights Movement**

**Tweet** – In 1955 Rosa Parks was on a bus after a long day. A white man told her to give up her seat but she stood up for herself and refused to. She was then arrested. African Americans boycotted the busses until they made it so African Americans could sit where they wanted.
 * What happened with the buses in Montgomery in 1955? ([|Rosa Parks Ignites Bus Boycott], video) **

**What was the impact of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?** ** (video, [|Montgomery Bus Boycott]) ** **Tweet** – The Montgomery bus boycott was the first large scale demonstration against segregation. The supreme court ruled that the busses must be integrated. Martin Luther King also emerged as a leader in the civil rights movement.


 * Tell a little bit about the SCLC and its young leader. ([|Martin Luther King, Jr.]) **
 * Tweet ** – Martin Luther King was the leader of the civil rights movement. He wanted it to be done peacefully, as he looked up to and hoped to be like Mahatma Gandhi. Martin Luther King eventually got his own holiday!

**What happened in Little Rock in 1957, and what were the results of this event?** ** ([|Daisy Bates and the Little Rock 9], [|Integration of Central High School photo gallery], [|Video] ** (//usmstudent, wildcats//) **, **PBS Eyes on the Prize Video, [|Little Rock]from Digital History ** ) ** **Tweet** – At little rock 9 nine African American student enrolled at an all white high school. The governor called the national guard to prevent them from entering. It made national news and President Eisenhower made them able to go protected by the army.

(//usmstudent, wildcats)//, [|Freedom Now!]from Digital History **Tweet** – African Americans started doing what were called sit ins to protest against inequality at restaurants. They would sit inside the restaurant all day until they closed. They were non-violent but people would attack them and police would arrest the protesters instead of their tormentors.
 * What happened in Greensboro and Nashville in the early 1960s, and what were the results of this event? ** ([|Greensboro video] and [|Nashville video]

**Tweet** – The SNCC allowed African American students and kids to have a larger part in the civil rights movement. The SCLC was concerned that King was out of touch with kids that wanted the movement to progress faster, and made the SNCC. #GoKids
 * What is the story with this group called SNCC? ([|Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee]) **


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 * Section 2 – Kennedy, Johnson, and Civil Rights **

**What happened on the Freedom Rides?** ([|Freedom Riders video], video, [|To the Heart of Dixie], [|Freedom Rides]from the History Channel) **Tweet –** African American and white protestors unite by using restrooms and other things of for the opposite race. This drew #InternationalAttention.


 * What is the feeling of the black population about the election of John F. Kennedy? ** ([|Kennedy gets majority vote])
 * Tweet ** – African Americans happy about election. Kennedy helped King get out of jail.

**You just heard about what happened to Medgar Evers. What is your reaction? (** [|Medgar Evers assassinated] ** ) **
 * Tweet ** – Medgar Evers murdered by white supremacist. This is very sad and the murderer must be punished.

** Can you describe Project C in Birmingham? ( ** [|Project "C" in Birmingham], [|video] ** ) **
 * Tweet ** – Project C for confrontation. Children in Birmingham are arrested and attacked. Makes international news.

**Tweet** – Birmingham officials accept marchers' demands under pressure by the federal government. Pictures circulated throughout the world.
 * What was the impact of the Birmingham Protests in 1963? ** ( video)

**What was the impact of the March on Washington?** ( video, [|King Speaks at March on Washington]) **Tweet** – Huge march for equality in Washington and King makes his famous speech. #IHaveADream

**What was the deal with the Civil Rights Act of 1964?** ** ([|Civil Rights Act of 1964]) ** **Tweet** – Civil Rights Act makes discrimination by race and gender illegal. #Rights

**What was Freedom Summer, and why did it need to happen?** ** (CA 821, ** [|Freedom Summer], video ** ) ** **Tweet** – African Americans continued to push for equal rights, especially voting rights for registration.

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 * SECTION 3 **

**Tweet about the Voting Rights Act of 1965** ** ([|Voting Rights]) ** **Tweet** – Two measures and the 24th amendment finally stop poll taxes and safeguard African American's right to vote! #Progress

**Provide a tweet describing the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965. ([|video], video)**
 * Tweet ** – Had a March from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights and met great resistance.

** Describe what President Johnson did as a result of the Selma march. ( ** [|The Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery, AL] ** ) **
 * Tweet ** – The march was allowed to continue with national guard and the voting rights act was passed.

**Tweet about Johnson’s Great Society – how will it help the Movement?**
 * Tweet ** – These social reforms are meant to help eliminate poverty and racial prejudice.

**Tweet about the impact of the movement in the North, especially Chicago, in the later 1960s (** [|Chicago Freedom Movement] **)**
 * Tweet ** – Some people become unhappy about the movement in the north and there is some aggression.

**How is the Movement dividing in the later years of the 60s?** ** ([|Black Power and Black Nationalism]) **
 * Tweet ** – Black Muslim rose to power and many African Americans wanted violence.


 * Who is Malcolm X, and what are his ideas for the movement? ** ([|Malcolm X], [|The Nation of Islam and Malcolm X] ** ) **
 * Tweet ** – The black muslim activist Malcolm X believes African Americans should be violent and protect themselves.


 * What is the story with the Black Panthers? ( ** [|The Black Panther Party] ** ) **
 * Tweet ** – The Black Panther party monitored police activity and is in public with loaded weapons. The FBI said they were the number one threat to internal security.