SS.912.A.7.6 Civil Rights Movement
Research and Inquiry Skills
late nineteenth and early twentieth century
global military, political, and economic challenges
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SS.912.A.6.13 Foreign Policy: Truman through Nixon
SS.912.A.7.1 Post WWII Domestic Prosperity
SS.912.A.7.4 1960's Foreign and Domestic Policy
SS.912.A.7.6 Civil Rights Movement
SS.912.A.7.8 Significant Supreme Court Decisions
What you need to know...
- You will need to know the social, cultural, political, and economic significance of events or actions related to the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement.
- You will need to know the key organizations that shaped the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement and the goals and motivations of those organizations.
- You will need to know the effectiveness of tactics used by organizations and individuals in shaping the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement.
- You will need to know the actions of individuals involved in the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement.
- You will need to know how other reform movements were influenced by the leadership, practices, and achievements of the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement.
Terms to know include, but are not limited to:
Black Panthers, Civil Rights Act (1964), Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Freedom Riders, March on Washington, Nation of Islam, National Urban
League, sit-ins, social activism, Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
Example 1
“Jackie Robinson Breaks Color Barrier in Major League Baseball”
“President Truman Issues Executive Order Desegregating Armed Forces”
“NAACP Challenges School Segregation”
These headlines are most closely associated with
a. a decline in African American participation in political activities
b. the beginning of the modern civil rights movement
c. Southern resistance to the Civil Rights Act of 1964
d. the effects of affirmative action programs
Example 2
…You express a great deal of anxiety over our willingness to break laws. This is certainly a legitimate concern. Since we so diligently urge people to obey the Supreme Court’s decision of 1954 outlawing segregation in the public schools, at first glance it may seem rather paradoxical for us consciously to break laws. One may want to ask: “How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?” The answer lies in the fact that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that “an unjust law is no law at all.”…
— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
“Letter from Birmingham Jail,” April 16, 1963
Which type of action against unjust laws is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. supporting in this passage?
a. militant resistance
b. civil disobedience
c. judicial activism
d. affirmative action
Example 3
…You express a great deal of anxiety over our willingness to break laws. This is certainly a legitimate concern. Since we so diligently urge people to obey the Supreme Court’s decision of 1954 outlawing segregation in the public schools, at first glance it may seem rather paradoxical for us consciously to break laws. One may want to ask: “How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?” The answer lies in the fact that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that “an unjust law is no law at all.”…
— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
“Letter from Birmingham Jail,” April 16, 1963
Which statement most accurately summarizes the main idea of the passage?
a. People must obey Supreme Court decisions.
b. You can never break some laws while obeying others.
c. Violence brings faster results than peaceful protest.
d. Following moral principles is sometimes more important than following the law.
Example 4
Lunch counter sit-ins and the actions of freedom riders are examples of
a. steps taken in support of the Americans with Disabilities Act
b. programs dealing with affirmative action
c. violent acts by the Black Panthers
d. nonviolent attempts to oppose segregation
Example 5
"Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."
-Brown v. Board of Education
The effect of this Supreme Court ruling was to
Example 6
Cesar Chavez created the United Farm Workers Organization Committee (UFWOC) in 1966 primarily to
Example 7
The data included in the table suggest that since 1971
Example 8
The information on the map supports the conclusion that African American migration between 1940 and 1970 was mainly from the
Example 9
The data in this chart support the conclusion that between 1960 and 1990
Example 10
The changes shown in the chart were most directly the result of the
Example 11
The statement below was made during the 1960s by Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the United States.
Based on this statement, how did Jackie Robinson influence the civil rights movement?
A. by encouraging social activism
B. by promoting racial segregation
C. by collecting political contributions
D. by organizing educational programs
In Your Textbook
Chapter 21 & 23
Pg. 698-727; 766-788
