Civil Rights Movement – Primary Resource Project

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT – PRIMARY RESOURCE PROJECT

You will be researching a specific topic for the CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. You will have a partner. Make sure you and your partner are sharing the work, evenly and cooperating with each other, inside of school and outside of school.

STEP 1: Choose a topic.

STEP 2: Research your topic.

STEP 3: Create a DESCRIPTION of your term/event/person. Should be at least 2 – 4 sentences.

STEP 4: Choose THREE types of primary sources to present your topic.

STEP 5: Give a paragraph (4 – 6 sentences) explanation for each primary source in a Powerpoint presentation.

TYPES OF PRIMARY SOURCES: • Photographs • Sppeches • Newspaper clippings • Maps • Political cartoons • Diaries • Paintings • Autobiographies/memoirs • Audio/videos • Quotes • Interviews

EXAMPLE: • TOPIC: Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Primary Sources: 1) Actual document - https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=97# 2) Lyrics of “We Shall Overcome” – Anthem of the Civil Rights Movement

3) Political Cartoon “The Eagle of Freedom or Jim Crow”

PowerPoint Presentation

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT PROJECT TOPIC – CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 Group Members: John Doe Sarah Johnson

DESCRIPTION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 It was first proposed by JFK, but it signed by LBJ. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, is considered one of the crowning legislative achievements of the civil rights movement.

PRIMARY SOURCE #1: CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 (ACTUAL DOCUMENT)

It was signed by Lyndon B. Johnson on. The law gave Congress power to outlaw segregation in most places. It gave minorities equal access to public places such as public schools, restaurants, and theaters. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 also established the Equal Opportunity Commission, which outlawed racial discrimination in the workplace. It also gave Congress the power to withhold federal funds from states that resisted the law.

PRIMARY SOURCE #2: “We Shall Overcome” – Civil Rights Movement Anthem

• We shall overcome, We shall overcome We shall overcome someday Deep in my heart I do believe We shall overcome someday • We shall live in peace, we shall live in peace We shall live in peace someday Deep in my heart I do believe We shall overcome someday • We shall organize, we shall organize We shall organize today Deep in my heart I do believe We shall overcome someday "We Shall Overcome" by the Morehouse • We'll walk hand in hand, we'll walk hand in hand College Choir We'll walk hand in hand someday Deep in my heart I do believe “We Shall Overcome” became an important part We shall overcome someday of the Civil Rights Movement through its • We are not afraid, we are not afraid message. Laborers in South Carolina started We are not afraid today Deep in my heart I do believe singing the song at a strike at their tobacco We shall overcome someday factory. The song dates back to decades before the Civil War.

PRIMARY SOURCE #3: Political Cartoon “The Eagle of Freedom or Jim Crow”

The political cartoon “The Eagle of Freedom or Jim Crow” illustrates how freedom (the eagle) is attempting to take over the crow which represents Jim Crow South. The Eagle is marching towards the crow in an effort to end injustices throughout the nation and even more so in the South. The political cartoon was created during a time in America’s history were freedom in all aspects of life was not allowed for minorities. At the bottom of the poltical cartoon, the eagle states “I’ve decided I want my seat back” which implies that the eagle is no longer allowing segregation and racial inequalities to determine the ideals of America.

Bill Mauldin penned this political cartoon published in the Telegram-Tribune Sept. 12, 1963.