Many people played important roles in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, while methods of persuasion ranged from peaceful and violent protests to political action and legislation, the message was still the same, “We need change.” Which person do you believe played the most important role in the Civil Rights Movement? Why do you feel this person was the most significant participant in the Civil Rights Movement? What method(s) did they use to persuade the people that change was necessary and were they successful?
can you use something from the Readings and Resources from below
Readings and Resources
eBooks:
Hamby, A.L., Neely, M.S., & Clack, G. (2009). Outline of U.S. History. New York: Nova Science Publishers.
- Chapter 12: Postwar America, pp. 193-198
- Read the following sections: The Postwar Economy: 1945-1960, The Fair Deal, Eisenhower’s Approach, The Culture of the 1950s, Origins of the Civil Rights Movement, and Desegregation
- Chapter 13: Decades of Change: 1960-1980, pp. 199-210
- Read the following sections: The Civil Rights Movement, The Women’s Movement, The Latino Movement, The Native American Movement, The Counterculture Movement, Environmentalism, Kennedy and the Resurgence of Big Government Liberalism, Kennedy and the Cold War, The Space Program, Death of a President, Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society, The War in Vietnam, and The Election of 1968
Klarman, M.J. (2004). From Jim Crow to Civil Rights: The Supreme Court and the struggle for racial equality. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Chapter 7: Brown and the Civil Rights Movement
Articles, Websites, and Videos:
This article discusses several developments involving the civil rights movement in the U.S. during the 1960s.
Ware, L. (2013). Civil rights and the 1960s: A decade of unparalleled progress. Maryland Law Review, 72(4), 1087-1095.
The following resources contain links to documents from the civil rights era.
Our Documents – Brown v. Board of Education (1954). (2020).
American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy — Civil Rights Addess. (2020).
Our Documents – Civil Rights Act (1964). (2020).
Our Documents – Tonkin Gulf Resolution (1964). (2020).
The following details the events leading up to and during the Cold War, and the decisions that led to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
- History.com Editors. (2019). Cold War History. History Channel.
The following video shows the famous “I Have a Dream” speech given at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963.
Watch VideoI have a dream speech full video – Martin Luther King, Jr
Duration: 17:28
User: EDM is LIFE – Added: 1/6/17
This is a video of JFK’s response to aggressive Soviet movement near Cuba.
Watch VideoJohn F. Kennedy Missile Crisis
Duration: 3:09
User: politicalhack28 – Added: 5/25/07
This video is live footage of an anti-war protest in Washington, D.C. in 1971.
Watch VideoVietnam Anti-War Protest – Washington, DC – May 1971
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