Transcript Civil Rights Hall of Fame

The USA 1945–75
Civil Rights in the 1950s
Civil
Rights
in Hall
the 1950s
The
Civil
Rights
of Fame
1954–61
4 The Civil Rights Hall of Fame
1954–61
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The USA 1945–75
Civil Rights in the 1950s
The Civil Rights Hall of Fame
1954–61
The civil rights movement of the 1950s
• People who protested about the
discrimination they faced risked
obstruction, abuse and even violence
or death – but they still protested …
• People like Rosa Parks ...
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The USA 1945–75
Civil Rights in the 1950s
The Civil Rights Hall of Fame
1954–61
December 2005
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Civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks died in October 2005, aged 92.
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Her coffin was laid in the Rotunda of the Capitol (the US government
buildings in Washington DC) for two days for the public to pay their
respects. Read the full story here:
www.politico.com/news/stories/1009/28896.html.
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She was the first woman and only the second African American to
be given this honour. She had already been awarded the
Congressional Medal of Honour in 1999, the USA’s highest honour.
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Why did Rosa Parks get all these honours? And was she the only
civil rights campaigner in this period?
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The USA 1945–75
Civil Rights in the 1950s
The Civil Rights Hall of Fame
1954–61
Your task
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Create your own Civil Rights
Hall of Fame for the activists
of the period 1954–61. There
will be paintings, photographs
and statues of key figures in
the civil rights movement.
Each person or group will
have an electronic display with
information about them and
links to video clips, images,
web pages and so on.
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Civil Rights in the 1950s
The Civil Rights Hall of Fame
1954–61
Your task
The first people in the Hall of Fame are:
• Linda Brown
• Elizabeth Eckford
• James Meredith
• Rosa Parks
• The SNCC activists who took
part in the Sit-ins
• The Freedom Riders
Use Information pack 5.2.4 to create these electronic displays. A PowerPoint®
template is provided but feel free to use other software resources if you have
better ideas. The ‘Voices of Civil Rights Exhibition’ at the Library of Congress
might give you some ideas: www.loc.gov/exhibits/civilrights/cr-exhibit.html
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Linda Brown
Civil Rights Hall of Fame:
[Place your
image here
(use the
internet to
find an
image).]
Who was she?
What did she do?
Why did her actions matter?
Why did she protest about civil rights?
FIND OUT MORE
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[Put links to movie clips, sound files or any
other resources which you think are useful.]
[Put your web site(s) here. Make sure you
say why each site will be useful.]
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Civil Rights Hall of Fame:
[Place your
image here
(use the
internet to
find an
image).]
Who was she?
Elizabeth Eckford
What did she do?
Why did her actions matter?
Why did she protest about civil rights?
FIND OUT MORE
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[Put links to movie clips, sound files or any
other resources which you think are useful.]
[Put your web site(s) here. Make sure you
say why each site will be useful.]
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James Meredith
Civil Rights Hall of Fame:
[Place your
image here
(use the
internet to
find an
image).]
Who was he?
What did he do?
Why did his actions matter?
Why did he protest about civil rights?
FIND OUT MORE
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[Put links to movie clips, sound files or any
other resources which you think are useful.]
[Put your web site(s) here. Make sure you
say why each site will be useful.]
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The USA 1945–75
Rosa Parks
Civil Rights Hall of Fame:
[Place your
image here
(use the
internet to
find an
image).]
Who was she?
What did she do?
Why did her actions matter?
Why did she protest about civil rights?
FIND OUT MORE
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[Put links to movie clips, sound files or any
other resources which you think are useful.]
[Put your web site(s) here. Make sure you
say why each site will be useful.]
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The Civil Rights Hall of Fame
1954–61
The USA 1945–75
Civil Rights Hall of Fame:
[Place your
image here
(use the
internet to
find an
image).]
The SNCC activists who
took part in the Sit-ins
Who were they?
What did they do?
Why did their actions matter?
Why did they protest about civil rights?
FIND OUT MORE
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[Put links to movie clips, sound files or any
other resources which you think are useful.]
[Put your web site(s) here. Make sure you
say why each site will be useful.]
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The Civil Rights Hall of Fame
1954–61
The USA 1945–75
Civil Rights Hall of Fame:
[Place your
image here
(use the
internet to
find an
image).]
Who were they?
The Freedom Riders
What did they do?
Why did their actions matter?
Why did they protest about civil rights?
FIND OUT MORE
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[Put links to movie clips, sound files or any
other resources which you think are useful.]
[Put your web site(s) here. Make sure you
say why each site will be useful.]
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Civil Rights in the 1950s
The Civil Rights Hall of Fame
1954–61
Who gets pride of place?
There will be two entrances to
the Hall of Fame. This means
that the most prestigious spot
is number 1. Which of the
campaigners would you give
this honour to and why?
Edit the diagram by typing in the
names in the number boxes to
decide which campaigner will
go on which spot.
1
6
2
5
3
4
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Extension
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Would you add any other campaigners from the
period 1954–61 (or perhaps earlier)?
Study the ‘Voices of Civil Rights’ exhibition from
the US Library of Congress and see what you
think: www.loc.gov/exhibits/civilrights/crexhibit.html.
Use the template on the next slide to add any
other campaigners.
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The USA 1945–75
Civil Rights Hall of Fame:
[Place your
image here
(use the
internet to
find an
image).]
Who were they?
[insert name here]
What did they do?
Why did their actions matter?
Why did they protest about civil rights?
FIND OUT MORE
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[Put links to movie clips, sound files or any
other resources which you think are useful.]
[Put your web site(s) here. Make sure you
say why each site will be useful.]
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