Extra Credit Opportunity

Due March 4, 2016

Talk to one person (family or friend) that lived through the civil rights movement and their
experiences with the time period. Make sure to include the name of the person you interviewed,
questions you asked them, as well as their answers. This should be an interview, some
suggested questions are below, but you can also ask any other questions you feel relate to
what we are learning about in class. Write a one page reflection about what you learned and be
sure to draw information from what we have learned in class from our lecture notes. These will
be PRESENTED next week during class whenever time permits.

1)

When and where were you born? What was the city like during the civil rights
movement?

2)

Growing up during segregation, can you recall an early incident when you
recognized a difference of treatment on account of color?

3)

Were there articles, books, films, speeches, newspapers, or theatre performances

that influenced your thinking about race relation?

4)

Who were you civil rights heres locally? Nationally? Why?

5)

Do you remember family members, friends, or individuals in your community being

discriminated against under legal segregation? In education, public
accommodations, employment, etc? How did this make you feel?

6)

How did national sports figures like Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali affect
your thinking about integration? How did you feel about them and their
accomplishments?

7)

Do you recall when you first heard about the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr?
Describe that recollection. Did his death influence you in any way in your advocacy
for civil rights?

8)

How did you see the role of President John Kennedy with regard to civil rights?
President Lyndon Johnson?

9)

Did the escalation in Vietnam affect your thinking about race relations? Did you or
any of your family members, friends, or colleagues serve in Vietnam? How did the
war affect them and their attitudes about race?

10) How did the Black Power movement affect your thinking about race?
11) If you attended college, please describe your experience there. Was it
predominantly an all-white or all-black college? Did you belong to any student
organizations concerned about civil rights?
Rubric

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Great Work (4)

Good Work (3)

Some Effort (2)

Needs Work (1)

Amount of
Information

All topics are

addressed and all
questions
answered with at
least 2 sentences
about each.

All topics are

addressed and
most questions
answered with at
least 2 sentences
about each.

All topics are

addressed, and
most questions
answered with 1
sentence about
each.

One or more topics

were not
addressed.

Quality of
Information

Information
clearly relates to
the main topic. It
includes several
supporting details
and/or examples.

Information
clearly relates to
the main topic. It
provides 1-2
supporting details
and/or examples.

Information
clearly relates to
the main topic. No
details and/or
examples are
given.

Information has
little or nothing to
do with the main
topic.

Report Writing

The report is well

organized and
contains accurate
quotations and
facts taken from
the interview.

The report is well

organized and
contains accurate
facts taken from
the interview.

The report
contains accurate
quotations and
facts taken from
the interview.

The report is
lacking facts and
quotations from
the interview OR
the quotes and
facts are not
accurately
reported.

Knowledge Gained

Student can
accurately answer
several questions
about the person
who was
interviewed and
can tell how this
interview relates to
the material being
studied in class.

Student can
accurately answer
a few questions
about the person
who was
interviewed and
can tell how this
interview relates to
the material being
studied in class.

Student can
accurately answer
a few questions
about the person
who was
interviewed.

Student cannot
accurately answer
questions about
the person who
was interviewed.