CRMTweets

Civil Rights Movement TWEETS

So many events in the Civil Rights Movement – imagine if you were present at all of them! How would you communicate the basic information of each major event quickly and concisely? Well, if we could send some technology back in time, maybe you could “tweet” your way through the Movement.

In this activity, you will report about various events, people, and organizations using Twitter as a model. In case you don’t know, Twitter is a social networking site that allows people to keep up with each other by posting messages of “tweets” that are no more than 140 characters in length. Over the next few days, you will use Chapter 29 and [|ABC-CLIO] to post “tweets” about the events, individuals, and ideas listed below. This will serve as your Civil Rights Era study guide! Cut and paste the material below into a new page on your Unit 8 Online Notebook, and tweet away.

EXAMPLE – Why was Brown v. Board important? **Tweet** – //** Plessey overturned by SC, separate is not equal, schools must desegregate “with all deliberate speed”, should lead 2 more – bye bye Jim Crow? Will b some opposition! **// (that’s 138 characters … and a pretty complete tweet!)

**Section 1 – Origins of the Civil Rights Movement** **Tweet** – Americans see racism, war win equality for AA, gained resources to fight, made more $, formed more contacts. more successful protests
 * What "changes" were making the efforts of African Americans more successful than ever?**

**Tweet** – AA won't ride buses, King. Jr was leader, 13 months, SC unconstitutional, end seg. SCLC, King famous.
 * What happened in Montgomery in 1955, and what were the results of this protest?**

**Tweet** – nine AA to enroll in CHS, segregationists block school, national guard prevent AA, EE not allowed in. "lynch her" was said, prez ordered soldiers students into skool
 * What happened in Little Rock in 1957, and what were the results of this event?**

**What happened in Greensboro in 1960, and what were the results of this event?** **Tweet** – desegregate lunch w/ sit-in, waitress wouldnt serve them b/c they were AA, tons of protestors, lots of abuse, effective, SNCC formed.

 Section 2 – Kennedy, Johnson, an Civil Rights  <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;">**Tweet –**
 * What happened on the Freedom Rides?**
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">CORE planned freedom rides 2 desegregate buses, lots of attacks riders not give up, jim zwerg,white got beaten, JFK sent marshals, govt issue integrating buses. **


 * What was the story and impact of the Birmingham Protests in 1963? **
 * Tweet** – <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">King is arrested, SCLC use children, police use dogs and firehouse on the marchers, people shocked, white leaders change their policies, employ AA in stores.

**Describe the March on Washington, including the impact.** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;">**Tweet** – <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">civil rights march in D.C. king delivers his "I have a dream" speech. JFK promises support

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;">**Tweet** – <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">JFK killed, johnson takes over, banned segregation in public places, equal employment, illegal segregation
 * What was the deal with the Civil Rights Act of 1964?**

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;">**Tweet** – <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">northern college students to wrok w/ SNCC, 1,200 AA 2 voter polls.
 * What was Freedom Summer?**

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;">**Tweet** – <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">banned literacy tests for AA, federal officers 2 register voters, increase 10 percent.
 * Tweet about the Voting Rights Act of 1965**

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;">**Tweet** – <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">voter drives in Selma, marches crossed bride, state troopers attack them, pressure 4 action rose
 * Provide a tweet from the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965.**

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;">**Tweet** – <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">end discrimination, help the poor, promote education, medicare still here,
 * Tweet about Johnson’s Great Society – how will it help the Movement?**

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;">**Tweet** – <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">expand nonviolent, be aggressive, white discriminate, king is assassinated, people get angry, SNCC only allowed white people, Malcom X gets killed.
 * How is the Movement dividing in the later years of the 60s?**

Birmingham protestors getting sprayed Courtesy of []

[] A video about the marches in Birmingham