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Year 11

USA: how did the civil rights movement develop between 1954-60?

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In this unit, pupils begin their study of the USA by learning about the development of the civil rights movement in the 1950s. They learn about the history of segregation in the USA and examine some early protests such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and the strong opposition to action like this.

This unit uses and builds on units in key stage 1 and key stage 3 where pupils encountered other examples of racial inequality. This unit prepares pupils for the next unit, where their understanding of the early Civil Rights movement is developed within the context of the early 1960s.

  1. Segregation and discrimination in the USA
  2. Civil rights organisations in the 20th century
  3. Progress in education, 1954-60
  4. The Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-6)
  5. Martin Luther King Jr and the early civil rights movement
  6. Early opposition to the civil rights movement
  7. The changing position of black Americans by 1960

  • Pupils know that slavery had been an integral part of the economy in southern US states.
  • Pupils know that even though slavery was abolished in 1865, racism and segregation continued.
  • Pupils know that racism and segregation continued to exist in the USA in the 1950s.
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