the use of demonstrations or protests to achieve a goal, rather than negotiation

temporary schools set up in Mississippi to help overcome the inequalities in schooling

The peace marches (1963) and Freedom Summer (1964)

History

In this unit pupils studied the height of the movement and the events that led to the 1964 Civil Rights Act. In ‘USA: how did the civil rights movement change after 1965?’ pupils will study the later years of the movement in order to consider how far the 1964 act was the success that many had hoped it would be.

In ‘USA: how did the civil rights movement develop between 1954-60?’ pupils studied the early years of the Civil Rights Movement, and the events that brought key individuals to the spotlight. In this unit, pupils will study the height of the movement in the lead up to the famous 1964 Civil Rights Act.

In this unit, pupils learn about the growing number and diversity of civil rights campaigns in the early 1960s. They learn about sit-ins, the Freedom rides, the peace marches and Freedom Summer, and the passage of the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts of 1964 and 1965.

USA: why was the civil rights movement more successful from 1960 to 1965?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

 Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR)

National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP)

Which two organisations launched the Birmingham campaign?

The temporary schools set up in Mississippi to help overcome the inequalities in schooling were known as {{ }}.


March on Washington for jobs and freedom plan

What did Martin Luther King Jr write in April 1963?

How many civil rights protestors were at the 'March on Washington' in August 1963?

What was organised in June 1964 to reignite the Civil Rights Movement following the assassination of President Kennedy?

Which act was signed by President Johnson in 1964?

to officially register as a student on a university course

the use of demonstrations or protest to achieve a goal

groups with both black and white Americans

Match the keywords with their definitions

Which of the following groups came together to organise Freedom Rides?

In which year had the Supreme Court had ordered interstate bus terminals and stations to desegregate.

Which president supported the enrolment of James Meredith at the University of Mississippi with federal troops.

Who were the first black students to enrol at the University of Alabama on 11th June 1963? 

{{ }} is the act of signing up to be able to vote, which often involves meeting certain criteria. 

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of serious crime

Adult supervision required

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