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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. Make sure your tweets are comlpete and cover a great deal about the topic ... but are limited in size! Don't worry too much - 140 is just a ballpark figure.

**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 be some opposition! **// (that’s 138 characters … and a pretty complete tweet!)
 * EXAMPLE TWEET – Why was Brown v. Board important?**

**Section 1 – Origins of the Civil Rights Movement** **Tweet** – Americans saw how racism had led to the holocaust. African Americans fought for freedom in Europe and now at home. More African Americans in cities with more money.
 * What "changes" were making the efforts of African Americans more successful than ever?**

**Tweet** – The Bus Boycott began. Tons of people did not ride the bus. Rosa Parks began the boycott. King rises to prominence.
 * What happened in Montgomery in 1955, and what were the results of this protest?**

**Tweet** – Nine Black students selected to integrate Little Rock Central High School. Nine removed from school after huge protest. Nine escorted back to school by US army soldiers.
 * 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** – The sit ins in Greensboro started integrating lunch counters. This was an example of civil disobedience. This worked. Counters became more integrated.

**Provide a tweet describing SNCC.** **Tweet** –Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. This organized things with the youth like sit ins.


 * Section 2 – Kennedy, Johnson, and Civil Rights **

**Tweet – ** **Many people rode in private buses from state to state protesting against segregation. There was violence against them. **
 * What happened on the Freedom Rides?**


 * What was the story and impact of the Birmingham Protests in 1963? **
 * Tweet** – Many people were protesting in Birmingham. Many arrests were made and on the third day, violence broke out against the protesters. It will end up helping for the push of ciil rights bill. The children helped protest.

**Describe the March on Washington, including the impact.** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Tweet** – Purpose was to gain support for civil rights legislation. Ended at Lincoln Memorial where MLK gave famous "Dream" speech. United many groups. Kennedy's support

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Tweet** – Made segregation illegal in US. July 1964. Prevented job discrimination too.
 * What was the deal with the Civil Rights Act of 1964?**

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Tweet** – A voter registration drive by the SNCC. Lots of violence against them. Registered 1,200 new black voters.
 * What was Freedom Summer?**

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Tweet** – This makes voter registration easier. Increased precent of black voters in Selma from 10% to 60%
 * Tweet about the Voting Rights Act of 1965**

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Tweet** – Large march for voting to montgomery. As they crossed a bridge state troopers attacked them.
 * Provide a tweet describing the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965.**

Describe what President Johnson did as a result of the Selma march. ** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Tweet** – Told Alabama Governor that this was not tolerated and sent federal troops to protect march.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Tweet** – This was a series of programs to help the poor, the uneducated, and end discrimination. It helped with voter registration and helped also with ending segregation.
 * Tweet about Johnson’s Great Society – how will it help the Movement?**

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Tweet** – There were no segregation laws in the north. The whites just segregated. No real changes were made. There were major riots and soon, people were dying, like MLK.
 * Tweet about the impact of the movement in the North, especially Chicago, in the later 1960s.**

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Tweet** – After MLK died, many were angry. Some rejected nonviolence. Some wanted to separate completely from whites. Malcolm X didn't want this, and was gunned down by Islamic Separatists.
 * How is the Movement dividing in the later years of the 60s?**