TOPIC 8 10 THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: • EXPLAIN HOW AND WHY VARIOUS GROUPS RESPONDED TO CALLS FOR THE

THEMATIC FOCUS: • SOCIAL CATEGORIES, ROLES, AND PRACTICES ARE CREATED, MAINTAINED, CHALLENGED, AND TRANSFORMED

CIVIL RIGHTS MILESTONES • MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT • ROLE OF ROSA PARKS • SUPREME

CIVIL RIGHTS MILESTONES • FREEDOM RIDERS • BIRMINGHAM CAMPAIGN • BULL CONNOR AND ARREST

CIVIL RIGHTS MILESTONES • MARCH ON WASHINGTON • “I HAVE A DREAM” SPEECH •

BLACK POWER MOVEMENT • BELIEFS • SELF-RELIANCE FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC LIFE • ADVANCE

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: • EXPLAIN THE VARIOUS WAYS IN WHICH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESPONDED TO

THEMATIC FOCUS: • DEBATES FOSTERED BY SOCIAL AND POLITICAL GROUPS ABOUT THE ROLE OF

CIVIL RIGHTS MILESTONES • 1964: CIVIL RIGHTS ACT • PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF RACE,

CIVIL RIGHTS MILESTONES • VOTING RIGHTS ACT (1965) • ABOLISHED LITERACY TESTS • VOTER

ROLE OF THE SUPREME COURT • WARREN COURT (LIBERAL), 1953 -1969 • BECAME INSTRUMENT

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TOPIC 8. 10 THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT 1960 -1969

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: • EXPLAIN HOW AND WHY VARIOUS GROUPS RESPONDED TO CALLS FOR THE EXPANSION OF CIVIL RIGHTS FROM 1960 TO 1980.

THEMATIC FOCUS: • SOCIAL CATEGORIES, ROLES, AND PRACTICES ARE CREATED, MAINTAINED, CHALLENGED, AND TRANSFORMED THROUGHOUT AMERICAN HISTORY, SHAPING GOVERNMENT POLICY, ECONOMIC SYSTEMS, CULTURE, AND THE LIVES OF CITIZENS.

CIVIL RIGHTS MILESTONES • MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT • ROLE OF ROSA PARKS • SUPREME COURT RULED BUS SEGREGATION UNCONSTITUTIONAL • GREENSBORO SIT-IN • NON-VIOLENT CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE • SPREAD OF SIT-INS AND BOYCOTTS • SUCCESS AND FORMATION OF SNCC

CIVIL RIGHTS MILESTONES • FREEDOM RIDERS • BIRMINGHAM CAMPAIGN • BULL CONNOR AND ARREST OF MLK • CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE THEORY OUTLINED • ROLE OF TV—“VISUAL DEMONSTRATION OF SIN” • NATIONWIDE AWAKENING AGAINST SEGREGATION

CIVIL RIGHTS MILESTONES • MARCH ON WASHINGTON • “I HAVE A DREAM” SPEECH • JFK’S CALL FOR AN END OF SEGREGATION

BLACK POWER MOVEMENT • BELIEFS • SELF-RELIANCE FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC LIFE • ADVANCE BLACK VALUES • TACTICS VARIED FROM CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE TO VIOLENCE • ORGANIZATIONS • NATION OF ISLAM • SNCC • BLACK PANTHERS

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: • EXPLAIN THE VARIOUS WAYS IN WHICH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESPONDED TO CALLS FOR THE EXPANSION OF CIVIL RIGHTS.

THEMATIC FOCUS: • DEBATES FOSTERED BY SOCIAL AND POLITICAL GROUPS ABOUT THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN AMERICAN SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC LIFE SHAPE GOVERNMENT POLICY, INSTITUTIONS, POLITICAL PARTIES, AND THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENS.

CIVIL RIGHTS MILESTONES • 1964: CIVIL RIGHTS ACT • PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF RACE, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR GENDER IN PRIVATE FACILITIES THAT ACCOMMODATE THE PUBLIC

CIVIL RIGHTS MILESTONES • VOTING RIGHTS ACT (1965) • ABOLISHED LITERACY TESTS • VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES (SELMA TO MONTGOMERY MARCH) • 24 TH AMENDMENT • ABOLISHED POLL TAXES

ROLE OF THE SUPREME COURT • WARREN COURT (LIBERAL), 1953 -1969 • BECAME INSTRUMENT OF SOCIAL CHANGE • BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION—DESEGREGATION • BAKER V. CARR—“ONE MAN, ONE VOTE” • GIDEON V. WAINWRIGHT—PROVISION OF A LAWYER • GRISWOLD V. CONNECTICUT—BIRTH CONTROL • ROE V. WADE—ABORTION • TINKER V. DES MOINES—FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION • MAPP V. OHIO—RESTRICTIONS ON SEARCHES • MIRANDA V. ARIZONA—PROTECTIONS FROM SELF-INCRIMINATION