Tweets+from+the+Civil+Rights+Movement

Getting started -


 * Define "Civil Rights" -**
 * Tweet ** – CR is freedom from different treatment by the gov. due to race, gender, or disabilities.


 * Define "Civil Liberties" -**
 * Tweet ** – CL are the inalienable rights listed in the Constitution, such as the freedom of speech, the right to a fair trial, and the right to vote.

**Section 1 – Origins of the Civil Rights Movement**

**What "changes" were making the efforts of African Americans more successful than ever? (CA 813)** **Tweet** – USA citizens increased hate of racism, the war brought increased awareness of bigotry, and AA went for the VV.


 * What happened with the buses in Montgomery in 1955? (CA 815, video) **

**Tweet**– In Montgomery, buses were boycotted for 13 months. The media got ahold of violent white reactions, and the matter was taken to court.

**What was the impact of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?** ** (CA 816, video) ** **Tweet** – Segregation lost, and the SCLC was formed. A Civil Rights leader gained influence. #MLK Jr.

**What happened in Little Rock in 1957, and what were the results of this event?** ** (CA 817, **Watch the Video ** ) ** **Tweet** – The first segregated school fell, as nine children, (the Little Rock Nine), were let into the school. Eisenhower's forces protected them. #ArvindNHD

**What was the "massive resistance" that developed in the South?** ** (CA 816) ** **Tweet** – Many whites created citizens counsels and some resorted to petty crime in an effort to keep segregation alive.

**What happened in Greensboro in 1960, and what were the results of this event?** ** (CA 817) ** **Tweet**– AA protestors organized a sit-in. Although the segregationists used nasty tactics, this peaceful protest prevailed in proving the plight of the powerless people.

**Provide a tweet describing SNCC.** ** (CA 817) ** **Tweet** – The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee let College students take action against segregation in a variety of nice and legal ways.




 * Section 2 – Kennedy, Johnson, and Civil Rights **

**What happened on the Freedom Rides?** ** (CA 818, video ) ** **Tweet – The FR where when black riders sat in seats received for whites and refused to vacate them. At stops, FRers would attempt to use white-only facilities.** #itssofuntotweethistory!

** Can you describe the "Children's Crusade" in Birmingham? ( ** [|Project "C" in Birmingham], [|video] ** ) ** **Tweet ** – With knowledge of the previous violent reactions to peaceful protest, the AA leaders such as the NAACP recruited children to protest. #itssofuntotweethistory!



**Tweet** – Many influential white leaders caved into AA demands, and the nation was galvanized by the media. For instance, segregated signs disappeared from many locales in Birmingham.
 * What was the impact of the Birmingham Protests in 1963? **** (CA 819-820, video ) **

**What was the impact of the March on Washington?** ** (CA 820, video ) ** **Tweet** – The march immortalized the (disputably plagiarized) speech of Martin Luther (Michael) King. Also, Kennedy put his support behind Civil Rights.

**What was the deal with the Civil Rights Act of 1964?** ** (CA 820) ** **Tweet** – The CRA brought an end to segrëgation and created a committee to help fight jöb dišcriminåtion.

**What was Freedom Summer?** ** (CA 821, ** [|Freedom Summer], video ** ) ** **Tweet** – FS was a program dedicated to giving southern AA's voting rights.

**Tweet about the Voting Rights Act of 1965** ** (CA 821) **

**Tweet** – The VRA banned literacy tests and other measures designed to keep AA's from voting.

**Provide a tweet describing the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965. ( [|video], video )**

**Tweet** – These THREE marches showcased the power of peaceful protest, even in the face of police brutality. The white leaders heeded the AA demands and the media got ahold of "Bloody Sunday," a horrifying instance of police brutality.

** Describe what President Johnson did as a result of the Selma march. ( ** [|The Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery, AL] ** ) **

**Tweet** – President Johnson gave a speech to Congress, "We Shall Overcome," then he supported the VRA

**Tweet about Johnson’s Great Society – how will it help the Movement?** ** (CA 822) **

**Tweet** – The Society was a series of programs that gave to the poor, the elderly, and the disenfranchised.

**Tweet about the impact of the movement in the North, especially Chicago, in the later 1960s (CA 822,** [|Chicago Freedom Movement] **).**

**Tweet** – In the late 60's, those in the north (_&&(*_&(_*& Daley!!!) simply discriminated against AA's, committing actions like refusing to sell property to AA's.

**How is the Movement dividing in the later years of the 60s?** ** (CA 822-823) **

**Tweet** – After the Assassination of King, many AA leaders and others began to subscribe to philosophies of violence and separation based on race*.


 * AKA, segregation. Which they just spent the last part of the decade killing.


 * Tweet about the ideas of Malcolm X. **** (CA 822, ** [|The Nation of Islam and Malcolm X] ** ) **

**Tweet** – He thought AA's could and should be self-sufficient and self-reliant. However, he often encouraged resorting to violence to get appoint across. #MalcomX


 * What is the story with the Black Panthers? ( ** [|The Black Panther Party] ** ) **

**Tweet** – The BP party is aggressively militant, watching the police in black neighborhoods while carrying guns. This unnerves whites and police alike. #BlackPower!