Civil Rights Graphic Organizers Complete 3 protest diagrams

Civil Rights Graphic Organizers

Complete 3 protest diagrams in your spiral: Chapter 21 Section 3, p. 709 “Civil Rights Protests”- JUST LIKE IT HAS IN THE BOOK � Chapter 23 Section 1, p. 764 “Women’s Movement”- JUST LIKE IT HAS IN THE BOOK � Chapter 23 Section 2, p. 771 - DIFFERENT FROM THE BOOK: you will create a diagram focused on Cesar Chavez similar to the “women’s movement”- put ACTIONS of Cesar Chavez in the left bubbles and ACHIEVEMENTS of Cesar Chavez in the right bubbles… like this: �

Civil Rights Protests/sit ins �Tactic: Protesters peacefully sat-in at segregated places. - If they were refused service, they simply stayed where they were. - Outcome: It forced the business owners to choose between serving the protestors or lose business. 1000 s of students were involved. SCLC began a process that couldn’t be stopped

Civil Rights Protests/Freedom Rides �Tactic: Boarded interstate buses to test Southern compliance with desegregation laws. Outcome: attempts led to mob violence. The Interstate Commerce Commission banned segregation in interstate transportation.

Civil Rights Protests/Integration �Tactic: James Meredith fought to transfer to an all white university. After being rejected he got legal help from NAACP to file a lawsuit. �Outcome: The Supreme Court upheld Meredith’s rights to enter. Violence erupts on campus.

Civil Rights Protests/ Birmingham �Tactic: Planned boycotts of downtown stores and attempts to integrate local churches. �Outcome: violence against peaceful demonstrators shocked the nation. Under pressure, Birmingham desegregated public facilities.

Women’s Movement �More women in college �Term feminism associated with the 60 s �Working women were paid less than working men �Created support groups �Established National Organization for Women ( NOW) �Equal rights Amendment (ERA) �National Women’ s political caucus

Women’s Movement Cont �Sought to change aspects of American life from past decades �Wanted to put education to use with pro jobs �Civil Rights movement provided legal tools to fight discrimination

Cesar Chavez- Actions �Formed the UFW �Brought pride and unity to Mexican farm workers �Fought discrimination with peaceful protests

Cesar Chavez- Achievements �Became a hero to millions �Began the United Farm Workers Union (UFW) to help resist the economic power of their employers �Organized a nationwide boycott of grapes picked on nonunion farms.

Became a hero to millions ACHIEVEMENTS Began the United Farm Workers Union (UFW) to help resist the economic power of their employers Formed the UFW Cesar Chavez ACTIONS Organized a nationwide boycott of grapes picked on nonunion farms. Brought pride and unity to Mexican farm workers Fought discrimination with peaceful protests