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Good Late Morning! As you walk in…. Pick up the excerpt of Letter from Birmingham Jail on back desk. Turn in questions to MARCH. Take out your charts from yesterday’s Ole Miss video. Take out a sheet of paper AND complete the following questions (will be collected):
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Good Late Morning! As you walk in… • Pick up the excerpt of Letter from Birmingham Jail on back desk. • Turn in questions to MARCH. • Take out your charts from yesterday’s Ole Miss video. • Take out a sheet of paper AND complete the following questions (will be collected): 1.) What role did the federal government play during the crisis at Ole Miss? 2.) Why was Ross Barnett worried about allowing integration to happen at Ole Miss? 3.) Is it possible for a politician to please everyone? Does this make you a politician sometimes? Song: “Alabama”- John Coltrane
1963 A Pivotal Year for the Civil Rights Movement
Key Concepts • George Wallace and the Segregationists • Birmingham Campaign and Children’s Crusade • The March on Washington
Conflict http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcPGiGvo-uU
Think-Pair-Share • What “freedom” is Wallace referring to? • How was some of this same language used by Civil Rights activists?
George Wallace • Governor of Alabama: 1963-67, 1971-79, 1983-87 • Pro-segregation • Independent candidate for president- 1968
Birmingham, AL • Considered most segregated city in U.S. • Businesses and downtown establishments segregated • Unfair unemployment practices few jobs for blacks
Birmingham Campaign • April- May 1963 • Goal: Desegregate Birmingham • Methods: Sit-ins, demonstrations, marches • “Fill the Jails” • Criticism from white religious leaders
Letter From Birmingham Jail 1.) How does King address the serious nature of racism in Birmingham? 2.) How is King’s tone in this letter different from his “I Have a Dream” speech? 3.) What is King’s audience? Why is this important?
Children’s Crusade • 16th Street Baptist Church • May 2-5 • Thousands of marchers arrested and sent to jail http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urtJv9gxFSM
Impacts of Birmingham Campaign • City forced to desegregate • National and international disgust • Kennedy forced to act talk of Civil Rights Bill • Segregationists still up in arms
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom • August 28, 1963 • Over 200,000 in attendance • Idea from A. Philip Randolph • Organized by Bayard Rustin- Harlem • Goals: • Higher Minimum Wage • Enforcement of Fair Employment Practices • Meaningful Civil Rights Legislation • And more… Bayard Rustin
More to the “March”… • Speech from John Lewis, Chairman of SNCC • Criticism of Malcolm X • The Bayard Rustin Story • Women’s Involvement (or lack thereof)in March
In your groups… • Read given document (together or separate) • Discuss and answer questions on a separate sheet of paper • Each person in group will present a question to class • Take notes on each group’s presentation
As you return from lunch, get into groups and sit in assigned area (take notebook with you!!!)