QUESTIONS FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA
In what ways and for what reasons did the Civil Rights movement become more radical?
Evaluate the impact that the Black Panthers/Black Power movement had on the Civil Rights movement.
In what ways did the Civil Rights movement make progress between 1950 and 1965?
In what ways was MLK a critical factor in the success of the Civil Rights movement?
To what extent did the Civil Rights movement succeed by 1968?
Describe the tactics used by various advocacy groups within the Civil Rights movement such as the NAACP, CORE, SNCC, SCLC, Black Panthers, and the Nation of Islam.
To what extent was the Warren Court the critical factor in the success of Civil Rights movement?
Describe Southern resistance to the Civil Rights movement.
68 comments:
Mr. O wuld you like the entire packett assigned today to be highlighted or just the first speec part
Rachel,
I'd like the whole packet, but I am going to give an extra day to finish it. With me gone, there has been some confusion. In order for us to do the lesson tomorrow, I need you to have read the speech portion.
Hey Mr. O'Donnell, thanx for all the help with homework and upcoming tests, i appreciated it.
To answer the question "how did the civil rights movement become more radical" should we start with Emmitt Till , or were you referring to the radical groups/movements that formed in the 60s?
For the question evaluating the impact of the Black panthers/Black power movement, does anybody know what would be a good third bucket? I was thinking about talking about he Nation of Islam and the huge impact they had on how blacks thought about civil rights and then I was thinking about talking about the increase of violence because of the black power movement. Does anyone have any other good suggestions?
Drew,
I think you could use Emmitt Till in a point about how his death didn't create a major change in the South. They continued to do these kind of things well after 1954. The kissing case and the killing of Schwerner could be used to show that the radicals didn't believe that anything would change.
Merideth,
How about white backlash? It ultimately gives some whites justification for de facto discrimination.
do we have homework over the weekend besides studying?
Jessica,
No homework this weekend. The test will be pushed to Wednesday.
Its as though you predicted the future Mr. O. "If you want a snow day, it has to be ice rain, and the best time for a snow day would be sometime in February." Anyways, besides that, all my history notes and book is in my locker, therefore I dont really have anything much to study from. Are you postponing the test date? Do you have any suggestions of how I can study this weekend or what I should do?
Yeh, i know the test is being pushed to wednesday, but i dont think im gonna have enough time to really study, i was planning on starting tonight but i dont have my binder:/ any suggestions?
I've been working on the question: how did the civil rights movement become more radical?
I was thinking of the following buckets:
1. The formation of extremist groups (way). Assumed whites would do nothing (reason).
2. Increasing action on the part of Blacks (way). Increased media attention (reason).
I need a third bucket and also suggestions for the second bucket. Is it a legit bucket or should I change the direction of it? Or does anyone have an idea of a completely different bucket?
Perhaps the Whites Reaction was a reason for why it become more extreme?
The KKK still exists and with Brown v. Board you get schools closing down in VA and AR or is it AK? House bombings, Little Rock 9 which is given a lot of media attention. Police Brutality still occurs. Is this a good bucket?
MR. O'Donnell:
how much should we know about the difference of Malcolm X's personal beliefs after he left the nation of islam as compared to before?
mr. o,
should we study the reconstruction and jim crow questions from the fake test as well?
Yes, (this is Hannah) you need to study the Jim Crow/Reconstruction questions as well.
Is it possible that we will get two questions from one group of questions or is it more likely that we will get one question from each?
docushare isn't working
Hannah-
for the increased media; what points did you use?
Hannah,
You are on the right track with the Black Radicalism point. The lack of substantial actions upsets a lot of black. Also note, that the Black power movement was coming out of the West and the North. They are reaching a whole new group of African Americans and are hitting closer to home for Northern liberals.
Dean,
Don't worry about Malcolm X's shift in position, because I am not convinced he shifted. He simply pulled a Reverend Wright and the Nation of Islam cut him loose.
Docushare has crashed into a giant iceberg and sunk to the bottom of wherever things go when the school website crashes. I doubt we will have it up until tomorrow. Sorry.
Two questions (referring back to Reconstruction):
1) For the question How did the South resist Reconstruction, could you use the buckets of community groups (KKK), voting ubstruction, and black codes for your buckets?
2) And for the question of why werent the Radical Republicans able to acomplish their goals, I can only think of Johnson and white resistance as buckets...
Any ideas?
Meghan,
As I lie here on the floor announcing my approaching death, I pause to answer your inquiry.
Part 1: Where do schools fit in? Jury nullification?
Part 2: How about Northern apathy? Speaking of apathy, my family seems somewhat unconcerned about my approaching demise.
P.S. You still have to take the test even if I die.
Thanks Mr. O.
P.S. You're not dead yet.
Also, what else could be discussed about Northern apathy besides the fact that there wasn't sufficient media coverage and therefore Northern interests in blacks subsided?
Meghan,
The Hayes/Tilden election of '76 would be prime material. Also, the Ku Klux Klan Acts give the North the false impression that the worst problems have been solved. As such, the North begins to turn its interest elsewhere.
mr. o- I'm sorry you're feeling sick. I hope you are able to get better. I was wondering about the warren court question. I can only really think of its involvement with Brown V. Board. Also that it upheld the civil rights act of '64 (although I'm not sure if this would be a point or not). Do you have any suggesstions on organization. What if I did like education, desegregation, adn something else?
Mr.O I was wondering on how on earth you would organize the different tactics question? And what exactly would you be looking for because I know you wouldn't want just a list of the tactics they used?
Meredith,
I was wondering the same thing and I think you could organize it by non-violent (SNCC, CORE) and aggressive (Black Panthers, Nation of Islam), because I really can't see another way to do it...ya.
Ok that's helpful except what could be third bucket and would sncc work for non-violent considering that they went violent later on in like 1966?
remember - you can have a 2 point essay if it's well supported, and based on the amount of info we have on the two groups that shouldn't be a problem...
I think that it would end up being just a really big 2-bucket essay, and I think SNCC does work because at the core of their philosophy is Non-violence, especially when they first started off with the sit-ins at Woolworth's.
I also have the same question as Kelsie: Does anyone know anymore contributions by the Warren court besides Brown v. Board?
A question for anyone, On the one about the Warren Court on being the critical factor all that I got is that it ends separate but equal and makes it easier to sue for rights along the lines of the courts ruling....Anyone????
o didn't see the ones before...(I'm still lost)
I guess you could say that since Warren was apointed by Eisenhower that it forced Eisenhower to own up to his responsibilities and help out with the Little Rock 9, etc., but that's a pretty loose interpretation and clearly not enough information...
Hi people,
So the question about MLK being the critical factor in the success of the civil rights movement... i'm not sure what to use for buckets. Obviously with the march on washington he raised the profile of the CRM and raised white awareness... any other ideas?
It appears that Mr. O has died on us....sad day. But since we have to take the test anyway i'm trying to think of a solid bucket for the question on how the civil rights movements made progress from 1950 to 1965 I have legislation and education but i need one more. Any suggestions?
EM,
I was thinking that you could also say he was the critical factor because whites felt like they could work with him and they weren't threatened by him. So I guess his ability to negotiate with non-violence?
Emily- I came up with non-violent campaign, favored by whites, speaking techniques
Meredith- I used political, economic, and social
Has anyone figured out buckets for the Warren question?
is legislation including voting? i have notes from the zinn reading saying that 2 million (40%) of blacks eligible to vote were registered in 1964... and that was before the voting rights act in 65... um also another fact from zinn said that 72 blacks held public office, so their social standings were increasing... idk, just some ideas.
Meredith,
what about the shows that went on like the freedom riders in '61 and James Meridith
sorry on the last one the year the blacks held office was 65.
Maxine... about the Warren... there was Brown v Board right and then the fact that they upheld the civil rights acts... but other than that idk.
Connor,
You can say it pushed the issue of segregation with the brown v. board decision. It also pushes Rosa Parks to action to test if the rule is applied pass the schools and onto other social spheres. So it starts the movement. MLK then gets involved, etc, etc. I don't know if that's more than one point, but that's a starting point I suppose.
Hannah
with the black panther questions I can only think of one bucket, that they made whites more ready to negotiate with MLK. can anyone think of two more?
Karissa,
What do you think are the effects on the Black Community? I think it definately brought the whites to compromise with MLK because they didn't like the crazies. (At the same time I think it also might have given some whites justification for opposing the civil rights movement).
I was wondering if you could make the effect on the black community a point. Which I think would be something along the lines of increasing violence.
Hannah
for the warren court question would
a) brown
b) oher court decisions
c) emotional impact on others, like fredom riders or marin luther
work?
im soo loston this question...
thanks Hannah, i think that would work but i am still stuck on a third point.
Lena, I think those would work but the brown bucket might be too small. Maybe use something like combining that with warrens beginning or something.
Anyone know what Kerner Commission on Race Relations was?
It is at the bottom of the notes we got today under White Reaction...
Maxine,
Here's the Kerner Commission Summary from Africaonline.com :)
The Kerner Report was released after seven months of investigation by the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders and took its name from the commission chairman, Illinois Governor Otto Kerner. President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the commission on July 28, 1967, while rioting was still underway in Detroit, Michigan. The long, hot summers since 1965 had brought riots in the black sections of many major cities, including Los Angeles (1965), Chicago (1966), and Newark (1967). Johnson charged the commission with analyzing the specific triggers for the riots, the deeper causes of the worsening racial climate of the time, and potential remedies.
The commission presented its findings in 1968, concluding that urban violence reflected the profound frustration of inner-city blacks and that racism was deeply embedded in American society. The report's most famous passage warned that the United States was "moving toward two societies, one black, one white — separate and unequal." The commission marshaled evidence on an array of problems that fell with particular severity on African Americans, including not only overt discrimination but also chronic poverty, high unemployment, poor schools, inadequate housing, lack of access to health care, and systematic police bias and brutality.
The report recommended sweeping federal initiatives directed at improving educational and employment opportunities, public services, and housing in black urban neighborhoods and called for a "national system of income supplementation." The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., pronounced the report a "physician's warning of approaching death, with a prescription for life." By 1968, however, Richard M. Nixon had gained the presidency through a conservative white backlash that insured that the Kerner Report's recommendations would be largely ignored
Karissa,
I'm sorry. I think perhaps a seperate point about its total effect on the Black community could be good. I mean, some of the Blacks, those particularly following MLK don't like the extremism of the activist groups. But it still draws attention.
I don't know if that helps much.
Hannah
Thanks Hannah!
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Does anyone know how King's death affected the movement?
No worries. Hopefully that helps. By the way for MLK, I have a few points and I want anyone's opinion on which make the best buckets.
1. Speaking (this might be too narrow)
a. Speeches @ churches, Montgomery Bus boycott, March on Washington, etc.
2. Philosophy
a. Ghandi and 7 step plan, equality must come now
3. Organization
a. SCLC
b. March on Wash. w/ 20K ppl
c. Church meetings and ability to energize
4. Widespread support (maybe attach speaking to this point?)
a. Marches
b. SCLC
c. Church travelling
d. White Liberals support him
Hannah
Other point suggestions would be great!
Hannah
if you put the speaking with your bucket 4 that would make three great buckets.
Kyle,
I would probably say Kings death gives the extreme groups an excuse to step in he dies in '68. And it gives the white liberals an excuse to say "this has gone far enough" and maybe bring in some moderates (?).
It might slow the momentum for a while because his death is tragedy for the black community.
More suggestions would be good though. Interesting point.
Thanks Karissa!
I think that's what I'll do. :)
I like number 2 the best Hannah. I think that could be the strongest point. Number three is pretty good too, but does that come down with his philosophy when you talk about the SCLC, or am I just crazy?
Kyle
Alright, I'm off to bed. I hope everyone sleeps well.
Goodnight!
Hananananananah
yeah i am out too. see ya tomommorow. have a nice night.
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