Non-violent

and Violent Protest Civil Rights 4/16/19

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Lecture Objectives And CA learning

Standards
History Course
Lecture 1: Civil Rights
Topic: non-violent and violent In this le c ture we will be c ove ring the e ve nts of Civil Rights move me nts in the 1960s . We will

protests
c ove r CA his tory Standard 11.10: Analyze the de ve lopme nt of Fe de ral c ivil rights and voting
rights .

This le s s on will pre pare you to c omple te ly unde rs tand Civil rights move me nt and the option
for non-viole nt prote s t vs viole nt prote s ts and how e ac h one affe c te d the move me nt.

Grade 11-12, His tory, Ins truc tor: Jake We lls

KWL Activity Reflect

š Think of a time whe n you we re told by s ome one olde r than you that you we re wrong, and
the n you we nt and le arne d for yours e lf about that topic and we nt bac k to the s ame
š Be fore this le s s on, on your guide d note s c omple te a Know, Want, Le arn (KWL) ac tivity. pe rs on and told the m the y we re wrong but the y s till did not lis te n to you. That is kind of like
the c ivil rights move me nt. Afric an Ame ric ans wante d fre e voting rights and the y kne w
š For the ne xt five minute s write down e ve rything you know about the Civil Rights
move me nt and e ve rything you want to le arn about it. the y we re e qual to white s . Howe ve r, the white gove rnme nt did not be lie ve that blac ks
we re e qual, the re fore the y ignore d the m forc ing the c ivil rights move me nt to gain
trac tion.

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Now you try! Reflection question

š 1. What do you think make s a large r impac t? A non-viole nt prote s t whe re pe ople are
š If you we re unable to do bas ic life things like s hopping or riding public trans portation, marc hing through s tre e ts . Or a viole nt prote s t that involve s rioting or bre aking polic e c ars ?
would you fight for the right to do s o? Why or why not?

š The c ivil rights movement gaine d s o muc h support s imply becaus e the y c ould not live and do š Although the c ivil rights move me nt c ons iste d of non-violent prote sts , the re were groups that
bas ic things be cause of the ir rac e. de c ide d viole nce was the only way to make an impact.

Pros and Cons List: non-violent protest. Role play Scenario Activity

Pro s Co ns

• Le s s like ly c hanc e for injurie s .
• Powe rful s tate me nts .
• Conve ys dis c ipline d approac h of
dis approval.
• Doe s not dire c tly affe c t othe rs .
• Can be ignore d.
• Doe s not re lay a radic al me s s age .
š Dire c tions : Imagine yours e lf as an Afric an Ame ric an during the 1960’s be fore the c ivil rights
move me nt be gins . The re are s e ve ral s c e narios to whic h you c an de c ide how to s upport
the move me nt. Eac h de c is ion you make will le ad you on a diffe re nt path.

On your le c ture note s , make you own pros and c ons lis t and c ome up with š Follow along on your guide d note s to fill out e ac h s te p on the tre e .
thre e pros and c ons for viole nt prote s t. š Ste p one : Choos e a rally(Marc h for rights ) (oc c upation of the town hall).

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Scenario pt. 2 Scenario pt. 3

Cho se M arc h fo r rights: Po lic e o ffic e rs arrive . Cho se o c c upatio n o f to wn hall: A ge ntle man Cho se 1 Cho se 2 Cho se 3 Cho se 4
Yo u e ithe r: 1( thro w ro c ks) 2( c o mply with in the gro up de c ide s to start thro wing ro c ks. • A group of pe ople • A group of pe ople • This option yie lds • This group that
po lic e but c o ntinue to pro te st) . Yo u e ithe r: 3( thro w ro c ks as we ll) 4( pro te st that de c ide d to that did not the s ame re s ults as de c ide d not to
lo udly but do no t e ngage in ro c k thro wing) . e ngage agains t e ngage in viole nc e c hoic e 1. e ngage in the
polic e have he ars from an • Two c hoic e s : (5) viole nc e but
de c ide d to join the individual name d join the group. c ontinue to prote s t
Write in your ans we r on your note s . blac k panthe rs Martin Luthe r King • (6) go to a non- in the s ame are a
viole nc e group. Jr. pe ople de c ide viole nt prote s t. have two c hoic e s .
• You e ithe r: (5)join to join im in more • (6) go to a non-
the group. non-viole nc e viole nt prote s t. (7)
• (6)de c ide to prote s ts . go to a viole nt
c ontinue in non- • You have c hos e n prote s t.
viole nt prote s t. the right role .

Scenario pt. 4 Outcomes The Black Panthers

Cho ic e 5 and 7 Cho ic e 6

• The blac k panthe r group • The non-viole nt prote s t š Originally name d the Blac k Panthe r Party for Se lf De fe ns e to c ombat agains t polic e
le d by Malc om X de c ide to be gins as anothe r marc h brutality.
organize a viole nc e prote s t down the loc al main s tre e t.
š Forme d by Malc om X afte r an unarme d blac k te e n was s hot de ad in San Frans ic s o.
agains t the loc al polic e • The polic e ge t involve d
de partme nt to burn polic e and arre s t e ve ryone at the š Foc us e d on Viole nc e as a way to s e nd a me s s age for e quality.
c ars . marc h re gardle s s of non- š Radic alize d afte r s e ve ral prote s ts agains t polic e brutality le d in group me mbe rs ge tting
• The prote s t be gins but the viole nc e . be ate n up.
polic e ove rwhe lm the
prote s tors and all š He avily oppos e d by loc al polic e and rac is t groups like the Ku Klux Klan.
partic ipants ge t arre s te d.
The hars h re ality of all the viole nt and non-viole nt prote s t during the
c ivil rights move me nt we re the unjus t arre s ts . Eve n Martin Luthe r King
Jr and his followe rs we re arre s te d and the y gave the ms e lve s up
willingly in orde r to ove rpopulate the jails to prove that the y we re
innoc e nt and the y c ould not be hld in jail for no re as on.

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Brown V. Board of Education 1954 Reflect

š U.S. Supre me c ourt c as e that rule d agains t s e gre gation in public s c hools due to
ove rc rowding.
š Originally s tarte d out as 5 unique c as e s involving s e gre gation in public s c hools .
š The de c is ion was unanimous in favor of Brown. š On your guide d note s re fle c t on Brown v Board of e duc ation and write down s ome a
pos s ible re s pons e to he aring about the c ourt c as e winning whe n all othe r atte mpts faile d
š Sparke d a hope for e quality s inc e it was the firs t ins tanc e of a major le gal vic tory for in lowe r c ourts . What kind of e motions would you be fe e ling, what would this me an for the
blac ks . future of the Civil Rights move me nt?
š The lowe r c ourt c as e s all e nde d in de fe at and only the Supre me c ourt c as e won.
š Give s ins ight into how c orrupt the lowe r courts we re.

Source: Bri ttani ca.com

Desegregating Little Rock Central High

School 1957 Reflect, Journal Entry

š Nine Afric an Ame ric an s tude nts s ue d in orde r for the c hanc e to atte nd an all white s c hool
in Arkans as .
š The y we re pe rmitte d to atte nd but re c e ive d an outrage ous amount of bac klas h.
š On your guide d note s c omple te a journal e ntry. Imagine you are one of the Little Roc k
š The nine s tude nts we re ridic ule d e ve ryday in hope s the y would quit and go bac k to the Nine and write a journal e ntry from a day at s c hool. Write down pos s ible bullying you
s e gre gate d high s c hool. e ndure d and how your e xpe rie nc e at the s c hool has be e n s o far.
š One of the Afric an Ame ric an s tude nts we re e xpe lle d for ye lling bac k at a white s tude nt
who was ridic uling he r.
š 8 of the s tude nts graduate d from the high s c hool and made a major s tate me nt for
e quality and the re s t of the blac k population.

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Cartoon Analysis Group discussion

• Analyze the following politic al c artoon

and on your note s write down 5 things
that you have notic e d about the
š Take the ne xt 5 minute s to s hare with your pe e rs around you and dis c us s thre e things you
c artoon.
have le arne d about this le s s on.
• Share with s ome one ne xt to you your
five obs e rvations and what the main š Share your re s ults about the s c e nario game .
me s s age this c artoon is trying to š Talk about your re fle c tion re s pons e to Brown V. Board of Educ ation.
portray.
š Talk about your re fle c tion re s pons e to Little Roc k Nine .

Source: https://mul tigenre20 13.weebly.com/poli itcal-

cartoon.html

Lesson Recap

š In this le s s on you have le arne d about the Civil Rights move me nt from two diffe re nt
pe rs pe c tive s . The non-viole nt s ide and the viole nt s ide .
š In your KWL: write down in the s e c tion about what you le arne d and s ave it in your note s
for future c las s re fe re nc e s .

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