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America's Civil Rights Movement A Time for Justice america’s civil rights movement CIVIL RIGHTS TIMELINE POSTER BONUS “I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult A TIME FOR JUSTICE LESSON days ahead. But it doesn’t matter with me now. Because I’ve been A Civil Rights Timeline Framework How does history relate to today’s successes and challenges? Understanding the past can provide you with a firm foundation for to the mountaintop ... I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get making informed decisions today. Familiarizing yourself with historical events and experiences, like the civil rights movement in the United States, will help you acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to protect the rights and privileges promised by democracy, such as justice for all. Timelines are graphic organizers that allow you to arrange sequential events chronologically. there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a They help you to see how significant events are interrelated, encouraging you to notice trends or make connections. Objectives Understanding the Context of the Movement Students will be able to: 6. This timeline spans a period of 13 years, from 1953 to 1965. • Examine a timeline to understand the correlation What else was happening at the time? Delve into the history people, will get to the promised land.” between events of those 13 years, and find out how other events may have • Create a timeline to demonstrate their understanding of influenced the civil rights movement. how important events and dates are interrelated • Explain orally the information on the timeline Form groups of three to consider the larger context of martin luther king jr. april 3, 1968 memphis, tenn. • Participate actively in diverse group and pair interactions politics, popular culture, social changes and economics of that period. (A handy way to remember relevant context is Materials the word “PERSIA”—Politics, Economics, Religion, Social • A Civil Rights Timeline (flip side of this poster) changes, International events and Arts.) Determine the best • Film: A Time for Justice approach for the three of you to collaborate on this task to ensure everyone has equal participation. (Note: You might ask Activities each group to look at one category of events, and divide the years Understanding a Timeline up among the group members.) 1. While you watch the film A Time for Justice, take notes on essential events. Then think about how a timeline might Presenting Information Visually help you to understand the information in the film. Working 7. As you saw in the film, the civil rights movement brought in a diverse group, discuss what kind of information is best about some big changes in the United States. Thinking presented in a timeline. about what you have seen and discussed, list some of those changes. Then create a before-and-after photograph display 2. Examine the civil rights timeline on the poster. Then in that shows them. You can find “before” photos online, on the your group discuss: What did you notice about the timeline? timeline poster, and in some of the resources listed in the How does the timeline format help you understand the in- Introduction. The “after” photos may also come from Inter- formation displayed? How does it help you understand what net sources, or you can take photos yourself that show scenes you saw in the film? that would not have happened before the modern movement for African-American equality. For example, a “before” pic- 3. Create your own timeline. Be creative with your timeline; ture might show African Americans sitting in the back of a you can get some ideas by browsing examples of timelines bus, while the “after” picture might be a photo that you have online at www.history-timelines.org.uk or http://simile.mit. taken of an integrated bus. To accompany your visual dis- edu/timeline/examples. You’ll see that timelines can be large play, write an answer to this question: Why do the changes scale—the history of Judaism, for example, covers thousands that the civil rights movement brought about matter today? of years—or they can be small scale and even personal. Display student projects so you can see one anothers’ work. For example, you might do a timeline of the history of your community, or the key events on your last birthday, or the For a full list of standards for this lesson, please see the Teacher’s To access the complete collection important events in your family. Guide on the accompanying CD. of lesson plans for A Time for Justice, 4. After you have created your timeline of significant events, please refer to the Teacher’s Guide PDF use the timeline to orally share the information with a part- on the CD included in this teaching kit. ner. Keep in mind the importance of using past and present tenses. (Note: Have English-language learners reflect in their journals how timelines are used—or not—in their first language compared to English.) Essential Questions How does history relate to today’s successes and challenges? 5. Reflect on the linear nature of time. Does a timeline make sense in all situations? Explain. What other ways are there to How can a timeline increase your understanding of information? present information in a visually effective way? photo credits © Bettman/Corbis (Brown v. Board); AP Photo/Gene Herrick (Rosa Parks); Bettman/Corbis (Elizabeth Eckford); Jack Moebes/Corbis (Woolworth sit-in); Bettman/Corbis (Freedom Riders); AP Photo/Bill Hudson (dog attack); 1976 Matt Herron/Take Stock (vote); Bob Adelman/Corbis (MLK); 1976 Matt Herron/Take Stock (marchers); Thurgood Marshall: AP Photo; AP Photo/Dave Pickoff (MLK small) WWW.TOLERANCE.ORG TION JANUARY 6, 1961 AC ST VI The University of Georgia is TI C A desegregated after a federal Jan judge orders them admitted. Jan A Time White students jeer, “Two, JANUARY 23, 1964 four, six, eight, we don’t Poll tax outlawed want to integrate.” FEBRUARY 1, 1960 in federal elections Black students stage sit-in at ‘whites only’ lunch Feb counter, Greensboro, N.C. FEBRUARY 26, 1965 Feb JIMMIE LEE JACKSON for Justice Civil rights marcher killed by state trooper, Marion, Ala. america’s civil rights movement MARCH 7, 1965 March State troopers beat back marchers March at Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Ala. N IO T C A T S APRIL 1, 1962 I V I T Civil rights groups join MAR 25 C A forces to launch voter Apr APRIL 16, 1960 registration drive Apr Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 1965 Civil rights march from (SNCC) founded to Selma to Montgomery promote youth MAY 3, 1963 completed involvement Birmingham police attack MAY 14, 1961 marching children with May Freedom dogs and fire hoses May MAY 17 riders attacked MAY 21, 1961 in Alabama Federal marshals while testing sent to protect 1954 compliance civil rights activists JUNE 11, 1963 with bus JUNE 12, 1963 Supreme Court outlaws threatened by a mob Alabama JUNE 20 1964 June school segregation in desegregation in Montgomery, Ala. MEDGAR EVERS June governor stands Freedom Summer JUNE 21, 1964 Brown v. Board of laws Civil rights in schoolhouse brings 1,000 young JAMES CHANEY, Education leader door to stop civil rights volunteers assassinated, ANDREW GOODMAN & university to Miss. integration Jackson, Miss. MICHAEL SCHWERNER JULY 11, 1954 JULY 2, 1964 Civil rights workers abducted JULY 9, 1965 July White Citizens President Johnson Congress passes July and slain by Council formed to signs Civil Rights Voting Rights Act Klansmen, GOV’T ACTION Act of 1964 resist desegregation GOV’T ACTION of 1965 Philadelphia, Miss. Aug Aug AUGUST 28, 1955 AUGUST 29, 1957 EMMETT LOUIS TILL AUG 281963 Congress passes first civil 25,000 Americans march Murdered for rights act since reconstruction on Washington for civil rights speaking to a Sept white woman, Sept Money, Miss. SEPTEMBER 15, 1963 SEPTEMBER 24, 1957 SEPTEMBER 30, 1962 ADDIE MAE COLLINS, DENISE MCNAIR, President Eisenhower orders Riots erupt when James federal troops to enforce Meredith, a black student, CAROLE ROBERTSON school desegregation, enrolls at Ole Miss & CYNTHIA WESLEY GOV’T ACTION Oct Little Rock, Ark. Schoolgirls killed in bombing Oct of Sixteenth Street Baptist ON CTI Church, Birmingham, Ala. T A IS IV CT A NOVEMBER 13, 1956 Nov Supreme Court bans Nov segregated seating on N IO T Montgomery buses C A T DECEMBER 1, 1955 S I THE MARCH CONTINUES V I Rosa Parks DECEMBER 5, 1960 T Aximi, qui berspid eni- C arrested for A Supreme Court outlaws hilla solo venihil illuptat refusing to Dec segregation in bus Dec DEC 5 accusci atesendest im quia give up her terminals seat on a bus aut explit et et autempo- to a white man, rum volupides eos nem Montgomery, Ala. 1955 et aut il in consequam Montgomery bus boycott begins quationempe saperspeliti consequis di officiist ut prorepu digendus rest quam est ut voluptiur aut voluptam accum re nos perioneste maximus renturio et laborem re 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 Ani te ium et quo mi, tet, | | | | | | | | | | | siment fuga. Aximinv erovitatur sus ma in cor accabore, ipientemquas accaest, que nem aut estin- cipsam verori ium Eisenhower 1953-1961 Kennedy 1961-1963 Johnson 1963-1968 WWW.TOLERANCE.ORG A CIVIL RIGHTS TIMELINE.
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