CIVIL RIGHTS: A TIME FOR JUSTICE MAY 7 & 9, 2015 A TIME FOR JUSTICE Objective: SWBAT interpret text and its social impact on the United States. Purpose: To examine some issues about civil rights abuses and the progress of social justice in the U.S. Standard(s): Students will describe the major issues, events, and people of the Civil Rights Movement including non- violence, freedom summer, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Black Power Movement, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X by utilizing one of the big 11 social studies skills. H3.[9-12].9 - Identify and describe the major issues, events, and people of minority rights movements, i.e., Civil Rights Act of 1964, Black Power Movement, United Farm Workers, American Indian Movement, Viva La Raza, and Womens Rights Movement. A civil right is an enforceable right or privilege, which if interfered with by another gives rise to an action for injury. Examples of civil rights are freedom of speech, press, and assembly; the right to vote; freedom from involuntary servitude; and the right to equality in public places. WARM-UP: PHOTOGRAPH ANALYSIS What is happening in the photograph? What details in the photograph provide clues about what is happening? Is the background of any significance? What details in the photograph reveal the date of the event? Is there evidence in the photograph to place it in a particular location? Who do you see in the photograph? Who is the most important person in the picture? Why do you think so? Write 3 more questions you would like to ask about the photograph. 10 minutes. - VIDEO BRAIN POP: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Watch Video: Significance of MLK & his impact on social justice. - VIDEO BRAIN POP: CIVIL RIGHTS Watch Video: Introduction to lesson & unit. 1. Civil Rights Act of 1957 Established a federal Civil Rights Commission. Created a Civil Rights Division in the Dept. of Justice. Increased efforts to protect voting rights. LAWS SUPPORT CIVIL RIGHTS 2. Civil Rights Act of 1960 Strengthened the 1957 act by giving courts more power to enforce fair voting practices. Prescribed criminal penalties for bombing and bomb threats. More fair voting pract. & against threats. 3. Twenty-Fourth Amendment, 1964 Eliminated the poll tax as a voting requirement. Elimin. Poll Tax as voting Req. LAWS SUPPORT CIVIL RIGHTS 4. Civil Rights Act of 1964 Banned discrimination in public accommodations. Authorized the attorney general to institute suits to desegregate schools. Outlawed discrimination in employment on the basis of race, sex, or religion. Furthered efforts at protecting voting rights. Banned public, school, job descr. & segreg. 5. Voting Rights Act of 1965 Eliminated literacy tests as a voting requirement. Gave federal officials the power to supervise voter registration. Elim. lit. tests Voting Req. LAWS SUPPORT CIVIL RIGHTS 6. Open Housing Law, 1968 Prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of most housing. Prohib. Discr. In the sale/rent of housing. 1. Why do you think MLK decided to reference the Constitution and Declaration of Independence in this speech? 2. What do you think Dr. King means when he says that African Americans have been given a check marked insufficient funds? What does this metaphor reveal about inequality in 1963? 3.Dr. King references a sacred obligation in this paragraph. What do you think this obligation is, in his view? How do you think that obligation could be achieved? 4. Why do you think Dr. Kings I Have a Dream speech is remembered as one of the most significant speeches in U.S. history? What other quotes or references do you remember from this speech, or another speech by Dr. King ACTIVITY: I HAVE A DREAM SPEACH VIDEO: A TIME FOR JUSTICE CLOSURE: EXIT SLIP Lesson Tweet 1. THE SPREAD OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT 2. WARM-UP: CNN STUDENT NEWS Receive Notebook and write NAME & CLASS PERIOD # on the front (if possible) and back. Write down 5 IMPORTANT facts as you watch the video. 1 point = 1 correctly written fact. I need to see at least (a minimum of) 5 facts.