CRM+Tweets

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

**What "changes" were making the efforts of African Americans more successful than ever? (CA 813)** **Tweet** – White Americans linked racism to what happened in Germany with Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust, African Americans can use the war to win equality at home because they fought for freedom just like the whites did.


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

**Tweet** – In response to what happened with Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat, blacks boycotted public busses. This lasted 13 months and many people endured death threats, bombings, jailing - All of this gained the media's attention.

**What was the impact of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?** ** (CA 816, video) ** **Tweet** – It ended segregation on Montgomery buses, it led to the founding of the SCLC who coordinated civil rights protests across the South, and this boycott made Dr. King one of the best known civil rights leaders in the nation.

**What happened in Little Rock in 1957, and what were the results of this event?** ** (CA 817) ** **Tweet** – School board made plans to integrate so nine black students integrated but were turned away when they tried entering. Elizabeth Eckford had no telephone so she did not receive these call and arrived at school. She was followed in by a mob of angry whites.

**What was the "massive resistance" that developed in the South?** ** (CA 816) ** **Tweet** – Many people hated the idea of integration and developed a massive resistance towards it.

**What happened in Greensboro in 1960, and what were the results of this event?** ** (CA 817) ** **Tweet** – 4 black students sat at a counter and were denied coffee when ordered. They stayed there for 45 minutes and returned each day with more protesters. This resulted in violence but also more protesting.

**Provide a tweet describing SNCC.** ** (CA 817) ** **Tweet** – Created to make sure younger people had a large role in the Civil Rights movement.

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

**What happened on the Freedom Rides?** ** (CA 818, video) ** **Tweet –** ﻿They were attacked but soon protected with the help of JFK.

** Can you describe the "Children's Crusade" in Birmingham? ( ** [|Project "C" in Birmingham], [|video] ** ) ** **Tweet** – ﻿Children were recruited to march in Birmingham and protest segregation. Police used many deadly and dangerous things to attack these kids.

** What was the impact of the Birmingham Protests in 1963? ** ** (CA 819-820, video) ** **Tweet** – ﻿Birmingham finally promises to integrate all public places and start allowing blacks more privileges.

**What was the impact of the March on Washington?** ** (CA 820, video) ** **Tweet** – ﻿We heard MLK's famous speech and it united many groups that called for passage of civil rights laws.

**What was the deal with the Civil Rights Act of 1964?** ** (CA 820) ** **Tweet** – It banned segregation in hotels, restaurants, and theaters. It created the Equal Employment opportunity Commission which was made to prevent job discrimination. Also made segregation illegal in the US!

**What was Freedom Summer?** ** (CA 821, ** [|Freedom Summer], video ** ) ** **Tweet** – ﻿It was an organization that held a voter-registration drive for Southern blacks.

**Tweet about the Voting Rights Act of 1965** ** (CA 821) ** **Tweet** – This law banned literacy tests and other laws that kept African Americans from registering to vote.

**Provide a tweet describing the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965. ([|video], video)** **Tweet** – ﻿﻿﻿It was a 54 mile march in response to an activist's murder. They protested his death and unfair state laws and violence. 525 peaceful marches are violently assaulted.   ** Describe what President Johnson did as a result of the Selma march. ( ** [|The Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery, AL] ** ) ** **Tweet** – He sent out troops to protect the members. It will also lead to the congress passing the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which forced states to end discriminatory voting practices.  **Tweet about Johnson’s Great Society – how will it help the Movement?** ** (CA 822) ** **Tweet** – ﻿It provides programs that help the needy and includes legislation to promote education, end discrimination and protect the environment.

**Tweet about the impact of the movement in the North, especially Chicago, in the later 1960s (CA 822,** [|Chicago Freedom Movement] **).** **Tweet** – ﻿In Chicago there were no laws that denied blacks their civil rights, but most white Chicagoans were not interesting in integration. This frustrated many African Americans. This led to many riots.

**How is the Movement dividing in the later years of the 60s?** ** (CA 822-823) ** **Tweet** – ﻿ Black members of the SNCC force white members out of the organization. Civil rights progress for blacks slowed down but their struggle for equality encouraged civil rights movements among other groups to occur.

** Tweet about the ideas of Malcolm X. **** (CA 822, ** [|The Nation of Islam and Malcolm X] ** ) ** **Tweet** – He rejected separatist ideas and left the Islam group. He met Muslims of all races and pictured a world where they could all live together peacefully.

** What is the story with the Black Panthers? ( ** [|The Black Panther Party] ** ) ** **Tweet** – They were a very militant group who used weapons and law books to monitor police. They were so bold which made people very nervous. Many were arrested in raids.