Unit: Civil Rights Movement
Objectives:
1. Explain how some US citizens were not
afforded equal rights before the 1900's.
2. Outlinee additions to the constitution
that provided rights to US citizens freed
from slavery.
3. Identify which group of people is ignored
in the 14th and 15th amendments.
4. Identify, state purpose, goals, founders
and accomplishments of America's oldest
civil rights organization.
5. Explain how the south used laws as a
form of legal discrimination.
6. Identify the impact of Martin Luther
King's mentor of non-violence and explain the
mentor's goal.
7. Outline Martin Luther King's impact on
the civil rights movement (his philosophy,
organizations created,
protest participaiton and implementation and goals for the
movement).
8. Identify the purpose and goals of
non-violent protest organizations.
9. Outline 6 examples of protests used in
the civil rights movement: date, organization,
goal, location, events,
reaction of local/ national governments, and significance to
movement.
10. Identify Malcolm Little's impact on the civil rights
movement, explain how his
philosohy was changed
several times in life and identify the catalysts.
11. Identify the precedent of segregation in public
education.
12. Explain the transition of segregation to integration
in public education. Name the
legal case that legalizes
integration and state the reasoning for this decision.
13. Identify and explain the impact integration made
on public education. Site an example
of integration difficulty
at secondary and graduate school levels.
14. Explain the goals and purpose of the Black Panther
Organization.
15. Identify the justification the Black Panthers made
for any actions.
16. Outline US Presidents and legislation that encouraged
equality of rights for all
citizens.
17. Explain why women created a movement for equality.
Identify their legal goal and
name the person who helped
to shape the wording of this amendment.
18. Identify the purpose of the 19th amendment and date
of ratification.
19. Identify the purposeand outline significant goals
of the Civil Rights Act.
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