CRM+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 (I'm sure you do, from your friendly English teacher), 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, videos, 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 complete and cover a great deal about the topic ... but are limited in size! Don't worry too much - 140 is just a ballpark figure. Hashtags (#) can be added to a few tweets to identify major topics or creative associations for the content you are describing. To gt super creative on a few, toss in a twitpic of the event or idea as well! Carefully examine the example and use it as a guide ...

**Tweet** – // ** Plessey overturned by SC, separate is not equal, schools must desegregate “with all deliberate speed”, bye bye Jim Crow? Will be some opposition! #morechangecoming ** //
 * EXAMPLE TWEET – Why was Brown v. Board important? **

(that’s 140 characters with a hashtag and a pic … and a pretty complete tweet!)

Getting started -


 * Define "Civil Rights" - **
 * Tweet ** –Are rights that protect the people's freedom that applies to Civil Rights movement happening right now. #rights4everyone


 * Define "Civil Liberties" - **
 * Tweet ** –Are liberties of the people stated in the Constitution like freedom of speech. #everyoneneedsit

**Section 1 – Origins of the Civil Rights Movement**

**What "changes" were making the efforts of African Americans more successful than ever? (CA 813)** ** Tweet ** -Racism is evil, beliefs led to the rise of Hitler, African Americans more determined to win equality at home, they gained important resources to fight against segregation. #freedomiscoming


 * What happened with the buses in Montgomery in 1955? (CA 815, video) **

** Tweet ** –Rosa Parks arrested caused by protesting, bus boycotts began, violence occurred, bus segregation was ruled unconstitutional and African Americans went on buses again. #protestsareeffective



**What was the impact of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?** ** (CA 816, video) ** **Tweet** – ended Montgomery bus segregation, SCLC to coordinate civil rights, King gets his fame as civil rights leader #boycottsworked

**What happened in Little Rock in 1957, and what were the results of this event?** ** (CA 817, **Watch the Video ** ) ** **Tweet** – Buses spread the word integration. Little Rock schools integrate nine Af Am. Faubus mean and stopping Eckford. #integrationfinallyhappening #victorious

**What was the "massive resistance" that developed in the South?** ** (CA 816) ** **Tweet** – Governor refusing 9th entrance, Eisenhower and 101st Airborne brought in #layingdownthelaw

**What happened in Greensboro in 1960, and what were the results of this event?** ** (CA 817) ** **Tweet** – Sit-in at coffee shop, segregationists with itching powder and ammonia. SNCC pressure increased #whowillwin #effectivesitin #tidesareturning

**Provide a tweet describing SNCC.** ** (CA 817) ** **Tweet** – Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee: civil rights movement increased, pressure for change is increasing #gettingoverthemountain


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

**What happened on the Freedom Rides?** ** (CA 818, video) **

**Tweet – Blacks and whites on the same bus traveling around the south and challenging discrimination laws #thebusoffreedom**

** Can you describe the "Children's Crusade" in Birmingham? ( ** [|Project "C" in Birmingham], [|video] ** ) **

**Tweet** – Governor George Wallace declares, "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever," in January 1963. Children peacefully protest but dogs and fire hoses called on him. MLK arrested #proteststurnedbad


 * What was the impact of the Birmingham Protests in 1963? **** (CA 819-820, video) **

**Tweet** – People saw discrimination as horrifying, Birm's leaders agreed to desegregate lunch counters, remove segregation signs, and employ more Af Am. #isthistheend? #Bittersweetprotest

**What was the impact of the March on Washington?** ** (CA 820, video) **

** Tweet ** –Lots violence occurred in Birmingham. Leads to president Kennedy to pass a civil rights bill. "Jim Crow was on the run" #ihaveadreamspeech

**What was the deal with the Civil Rights Act of 1964?** ** (CA 820) **

** Tweet ** –Nation's grief for Kennedy's assassination led to this act. Banned segregation in public. Also created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to prevent job discrimination. #freedomishere

**What was Freedom Summer?** ** (CA 821, ** [|Freedom Summer], video ** ) **

**Tweet** –Was a voter registration drive for southern blacks. College students and SNCC organizers endured bombings, beatings,arrest, and murder while working. Managed to add 1200 blacks to vote registration rolls.

**Tweet about the Voting Rights Act of 1965** ** (CA 821) ** ** Tweet ** –Act got rid of Jim Crow laws, literacy tests, and other things that prohibited blacks from voting. Voters in Selma increased from 10 to 60 percent. #nearracialequality

**Provide a tweet describing the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965. ([|video], video)** **Tweet** –A lot of violence, MLK wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Major resistance to the Selma march, there was police protection during the march. #march2freedom



** Describe what President Johnson did as a result of the Selma march. ( ** [|The Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery, AL] ** ) ** **Tweet** –President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act, which banned things that prohibited blacks from voting. #effectiveprotest

**Tweet about Johnson’s Great Society – how will it help the Movement?** ** (CA 822) ** ** Tweet ** –Provided programs to help the disfranchised, the poor, and women. Also promoted education, end discrimination, and protected the environment. Medicare/Medicaid, Elementary/Secondary School Act, and the Clean Air/Water Acts were all also created. #changeforbetter


 * Tweet about the impact of the movement in the North, especially Chicago, in the later 1960s (CA 822, ** [|Chicago Freedom Movement] **). **


 * Tweet ** – Watts Riots try to improve housing, jobs and schools. Mayor Richard Daley and his political machine prevent protesters. Jesse Jackson makes leaders call a summit #chicagoriotsbringnothing



<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> ** How is the Movement dividing in the later years of the 60s? ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">(CA 822-823) **


 * <span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Tweet **<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> – Af Am begin to reject nonviolence and cooperation of whites. SNCC gets rid of all of the white members. MLK assassinated. #movementturnsaggressive

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> ** Tweet about the ideas of Malcolm X. ** <span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">** (CA 822, ** <span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> [|The Nation of Islam and Malcolm X] **)**


 * <span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Tweet **<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> – Rejected separatist ideas of the Nation of Islam. Went to Saudi Arabia and met many Muslims of different races. A world together in peace. Shot down by Nation of Islam #Malcolmwantspeace.



<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> ** What is the story with the Black Panthers? ( ** [|The Black Panther Party] **)**


 * <span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Tweet **<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> – Group aggressively monitors police actions against Blacks. Make many Whites nervous. Armed is legal in Cali. Lawmakers ban practice. FBI named them #1 threat. #armedblacksmonitorinjustice