1. How successful were 'sit-ins' and 'freedom rides' as campaign methods?

 Lesson Objectives
​To evaluate the effects of the sit-ins and freedom rides on the Civil Rights Movement

Lesson Tasks
1. Download, read and make notes from the Lesson PowerPoint.
2. Read pages 47-48 of your textbooks and answer 1 and 3 on p 48.
3. Read pages 49-51 of your textbooks.
4. Make a table noting the causes and effects of both the Sit-ins and Freedom Rides. Try to note down detailed examples and facts.
5. Answer this exam essay question: 'Use Source C and your own knowledge to describe the main effects of the non-violent direct action tactics used in the civil rights campaigns of the 1960s' (10 marks)​

"The Freedom Riders' victory set the tone for the great civil rights campaigns that followed. Not for the first time during these climactic years, a free press forced Americans to take a cold, hard look at the reality of racial oppression."​ ​Source C

​​6. Research the CORE, NAACP, SCLC and SNCC. Find out five points about each organisation and add it to your notes.

Challenge Yourself!
1. Interesting article about the Freedom Riders, 50 years later.​​​​​​​​

2. Why were the Birmingham and Washington marches so important?

Lesson Objectives
​To evaluate the significance of the two marches in raising awareness of Civil Rights issues and in achieving the 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Lesson Tasks
1. Download, read and make notes from the Lesson PowerPoint.
2. Read pages 55-59 of your textbooks. Answer Questions 1-5 on page 57 and Questions 1-5 on page 59.
3. Read pages 68-70. Complete Question 1 on page 68, Questions 1-2 on page 69 and Questions 3 and 4 on page 70.​​​​

3. What was the significance of Martin Luther King's assassination?

Lesson Objectives
​To explain the significance of MLK's death to the Civil Rights Movement

Lesson Tasks
1. Download, read and make notes from the Lesson PowerPoint.
2. Read page 71 of your textbooks and answer Questions 1-2.
3. Complete this exam question and put your answer on your Google Docs: 'Why was the assassination of Martin Luther King such a blow to the civil rights movement?’ (8 marks)

Challenge Yourself!
1. Read this biography of Martin Luther King and make notes on his significance to the Civil Rights Movement.
2. Useful interactive website on MLK that will help you with your exam question.
3. MLK's 'I have a dream speech' from the Washington March 1963.​​​​​​​

4. What role did Malcom X play in the Civil Rights Movement?

Lesson Objectives
To examine the impact of Malcom X on the Civil Rights Movement

Lesson Tasks
1. Read pages 110-118 of 'Civil Rights in the USA 1945-68' by Vivienne Sanders and answer the following question:
  • How and when did black radicalism develop?​
  • What were the achievements of the Nation of Islam?
  • What were Malcom X's aims, methods and achievements?
​2. Download and complete all the questions on this worksheet. This is a detailed research task - give yourself time to complete it. Please put all your work and answers on the Google Doc I shared with you.

Challenge Yourself!
1. Read this webpage on the significance of Malcom X.
2. Watch the documentary 'Malcom X - Make it Plain' -->​​​

5. How significant was the Black Power Movement?

Lesson Objectives
​To identify and explain the significance of the Black Power Movement and the impact of the Black Panther Movement

Lesson Tasks
  1. Read and make notes from pages 78-80 of your textbooks and answer questions 1-6 (not 5).​
  2. Read and make notes from pages 81-82 of your textbooks and answer questions 1-5.
  3. Answer this exam question (B) and put your answers on the Google Doc: ​'Explain one effect of the Black Panther Movement on the USA'. (4 marks)

​Challenge Yourself!
  1. Great overview website of Black Power and the Black Panthers with a revision quiz at the end.​
  2. A more detailed article about Black Power and the Black Panthers.
  3. An interesting perspective on Black Power from the Socialist Worker website.
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