Section 1: Early Demands for Equality
Terms/People to know:
- de jure segregation
- de facto segregation
- Thurgood Marshall
- Brown v. Board of Education
- Civil Rights Act of 1957
- Rosa Parks
- Montgomery bus boycott
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Questions:
- Why did the struggle for equal rights intensify after WWII?
- How did the Brown decision lead to conflict between federal and state governments?
- Why is the Montgomery bus boycott considered a turning point in the civil rights movement?
Section 2: The Movement Gains Ground
Terms/People to know:
- sit-in
- SNCC
- freedom ride
- James Meredith
- Medgar Evers
- March on Washington
- filibuster
- Civil Rights Act of 1964
Questions:
- Why were sit-ins often a successful tactic?
- Why did the freedom rides lead to conflict?
- Why do you think the Birmingham church bombing took place less than three weeks after the March on Washington?
- What events led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Section 3: New Successes and Challenges
Terms/People to know:
- Freedom Summer
- Voting Rights Act
- Twenty-fourth Amendment
- Kerner Commission
- Malcolm X
- Nation of Islam
- black power
- Black Panthers
Questions:
- How did the Selma march help lead to the passage of civil rights legislation?
- How did Malcolm X’s views differ from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s views?
- Why were many Americans afraid of black power?
- Why did Justice Thurgood Marshall support affirmative action?
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