CRM+Tweets

Civil Rights Movement TWEETS So many events in the Civil Rights Movement – imagine if you were present at all of them! How would you communicate the basic information of each major event quickly and concisely? Well, if we could send some technology back in time, maybe you could “tweet” your way through the Movement.

In this activity, you will report about various events, people, and organizations using Twitter as a model. In case you don’t know (I'm sure you do, from your friendly English teacher), Twitter is a social networking site that allows people to keep up with each other by posting messages of “tweets” that are no more than 140 characters in length. Over the next few days, you will use Chapter 29, videos, and [|ABC-CLIO] to post “tweets” about the events, individuals, and ideas listed below. This will serve as your Civil Rights Era study guide! Cut and paste the material below into a new page on your Unit 8 Online Notebook, and tweet away. Make sure your tweets are complete and cover a great deal about the topic ... but are limited in size! Don't worry too much - 140 is just a ballpark figure.

**EXAMPLE TWEET – Why was Brown v. Board important?** **Tweet** – //** Plessey overturned by SC, separate is not equal, schools must desegregate “with all deliberate speed”, should lead 2 more – bye bye Jim Crow? Will be some opposition! **// (that’s 138 characters … and a pretty complete tweet!)

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

**What "changes" were making the efforts of African Americans more successful than ever? (CA 813)** **Tweet** – Got resources to fight segregation; media contributed 2. More money and contacts made at work, streets, and church, which helped in the fight.

** What happened with the buses in Montgomery in 1955? (CA 815, video) ** **Tweet** – Parks wouldn't move from the front of the bus - arrested; A.A's to boycott buses and protested w/ signs. Faced beatings but protesters to remain peaceful

**What was the impact of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?** ** (CA 816, video) ** **Tweet** – Supreme Court say segregated buses are unconstitutional." Gave publicity to racial discrimination and brought MLK to the front of the C.R. Movement

**What happened in Little Rock in 1957, and what were the results of this event?** ** (CA 817) ** **Tweet** – 9 A.A. integrate schools; Nat'l Guard sent to keep peace. A.A. attacked. Pres. told Army to help A.A. integrate; Violence 2 stop, 1 mo. total - J.C.L. remain

**What was the "massive resistance" that developed in the South?** ** (CA 816) ** **Tweet** – Whites in the South fought integration; KKK beat, used arson 2 threaten A.A.; organized groups to stop desegregation - some successful

**What happened in Greensboro in 1960, and what were the results of this event?** ** (CA 817) ** **Tweet** – 4 A.A., no service at counter, protest at sit-ins; slurs, beatings - no fight back. Protesters arrested. Desegregated counter and media exposed issues.

**Provide a tweet describing SNCC.** ** (CA 817) ** **Tweet** – Created to make sure young people have enough of a role in the CRM; such organizations increased pressure for changex

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

**What happened on the Freedom Rides?** ** (CA 818, video) ** **Tweet –** Whites and A.A. on buses in South - violence. Pres. -"STOP". Met by mobs; Restored peace, saved F.R's - continued in South; integration of buses

** Can you describe the "Children's Crusade" in Birmingham? ( ** [|Project "C" in Birmingham], [|video] ** ) ** **Tweet** – Tried to desegregate Birmingham; children marchers protested - arrested; go again - fought police dogs, fire hoses; MLK sends letter 2 supporters

** What was the impact of the Birmingham Protests in 1963? ** ** (CA 819-820, video) ** **Tweet** – Success gave way to March in Washington and paved the way for the Civil Rights Act, banned segregation in public places, found illegal

**What was the impact of the March on Washington?** ** (CA 820, video) ** **Tweet** – United groups fighting for civil rights; showed that peaceful protesting was possible and showed gov't urgency for change; JFK 2 support

**What was the deal with the Civil Rights Act of 1964?** ** (CA 820) ** **Tweet** – Banned segregation in public places (hotels, restaurants etc.); prevented job discrimination through EEOC - segregation finally illegal

**What was Freedom Summer?** ** (CA 821, ** [|Freedom Summer], video ** ) ** **Tweet** – Voter registration drive for blacks in South; brought college students to work with SNCC =; endured violence but added A.A. to registration rolls

<span style="font-family: Arial; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Tweet about the Voting Rights Act of 1965** ** (CA 821) ** **Tweet** – Banned laws and literacy tests that kept A.A.'s from registering to vote; also sent federal officials to register new voters

<span style="font-family: Arial; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Provide a tweet describing the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965. ([|video], video)** **Tweet** – Protesters for A.A. voting rights march 54 miles to Montgomery due to activist's murder; fail - tackled by generals; 2nd attempt- failure Led by MLK

** Describe what President Johnson did as a result of the Selma march. ( ** [|The Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery, AL] ** ) ** **Tweet** – Johnson delivers a speech and soon after the march, Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to end discriminatory voting laws

<span style="font-family: Arial; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Tweet about Johnson’s Great Society – how will it help the Movement?** ** (CA 822) ** **Tweet** – Provide programs 2 help the poor, women, and the elderly; included legislation to promote education, protect the environment, and end discrimination

<span style="font-family: Arial; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Tweet about the impact of the movement in the North, especially Chicago, in the later 1960s (CA 822,** [|Chicago Freedom Movement]<span style="font-family: Arial; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**).** **Tweet** – A.A. had civil rights in North, still discriminated, unable 2 buy property/get jobs. Protests in Chi, but still were discriminatory - made few changes.

<span style="font-family: Arial; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**How is the Movement dividing in the later years of the 60s?** ** (CA 822-823) ** **Tweet** – Many are mad (no political power/econ. opportunity) ; lead to riots, MLK assassinated. A.A. rejected non violence and were forcing whites out of programs

** Tweet about the ideas of Malcolm X. **** (CA 822, ** [|The Nation of Islam and Malcolm X] ** ) ** **Tweet** – Promoted black pride and self defense; didn't like Islamic separatism but pictured a world where races could live peacefully; assassinated by Islams

** What is the story with the Black Panthers? ( ** [|The Black Panther Party] ** ) ** **Tweet** – Very militant; used guns, law books 2 monitor police, serve poor, make newspapers etc; boldness made people nervous; many arrested in a raid in 1969