when groups of people refuse to use or buy certain products and services

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

widespread notice or attention given to someone or something by the media

Direct action and the Civil Rights Movement

History

Causes of the 'boom'

The role of Henry Ford in the 'boom'

Losers of the 'boom' in 1920s America

The Red Scare in 1920s America

Racial tension in early 20th century America

American society in the 1920s

Women and the 'boom' in 1920s America

American people and the 'boom' in the 1920s

The Wall Street Crash

The Great Depression

President Hoover and the 1932 presidential election

Effects of the Great Depression on American society

Roosevelt's New Deal

Opposition to the New Deal

1930s American popular culture

World War Two and the US economy

World War Two and US society

American recovery from the Great Depression

The American Dream in the 1940s and 1950s

Post-war American popular culture

McCarthyism and the second Red Scare

Change in Post-War America

Segregation in the USA

Martin Luther King and peaceful protest

Black Power and the Civil Rights Movement

Civil rights legislation in the 1960s

The New Frontier and Great Society

The US Feminist Movement in the 1960s and 1970s

Social and civil progress in the USA, c.1950-1973

In this unit pupils undergo a period study that provides an unfolding narrative which tells a story about a period that shaped the world we live in today. They look at the key events, developments, people and stories that defined the chosen period.

Period Studies

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Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

What is it called when groups of people refuse to use or buy certain products and services?

Identify the examples of direct action which were part of the Civil Rights Movement.

Martin Luther King Jr first became a widely recognised civil rights leader during which protest?

It made opponents realise that they were wrong.

It put pressure on the federal government to act. 

It forced the Supreme Court to outlaw more racist laws. 

Identify the benefits of publicity for civil rights campaigners using direct action.

Supreme Court ordered for transport facilities to be desegregated. 

Freedom Rider bus was firebombed in Alabama. 

Outrage in the North and internationally grew. 

Federal government acted to force desegregation.

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.

Write the missing word. {{}} rights are rights which every citizen in a country has.

Who sent troops to support the Little Rock Nine in 1957?

Which two organisations consistently campaigned for improved African American civil rights in the early 20th century?

What ruling was made in the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954?

Little Rock Central High School desegregated.

Elizabeth Eckford was confronted by hostile crowds.

International media spread images of the Little Rock Nine.

Eisenhower sent federal troops into Arkansas.

Direct action and the Civil Rights Movement

Lesson outcome

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