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The Civil Rights Movement: How Civil was it?

The Civil Rights Movement: How Civil was it?. By Amy Duhig. John Hancock wrote, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…”. And yet, over 150 years later, how much has really changed?. Drinking fountain, 1938. Segregated Drinking Fountains, 1962.

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The Civil Rights Movement: How Civil was it?

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  1. The Civil Rights Movement: How Civil was it? By Amy Duhig

  2. John Hancock wrote, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…”

  3. And yet, over 150 years later, how much has really changed?

  4. Drinking fountain, 1938

  5. Segregated Drinking Fountains, 1962

  6. A cafe in North Carolina, 1940

  7. Waiting at a North Carolina Station, 1940

  8. Waiting at a Memphis Bus Station, 1943

  9. Rosa Parks, 1956

  10. Little Rock Students, 1957

  11. Little Rock Central High School, 1959

  12. Political cartoon, 1963

  13. Civil Rights March, 1963

  14. Civil Rights March, 1963

  15. Damaged Trailers in Birmingham, 1963

  16. Dannela Bryant, Birmingham, 1963

  17. Fire Hoses in Birmingham, 1963

  18. More Fire Hoses in Birmingham, 1963

  19. Young Civil Rights Protestors in Birmingham, 1963

  20. Questions • Which primary source did you connect with the most? Why? • What type of connection did you make with it? Explain your answer. • What do you want to know more about this specific picture? List at least three questions you still have.

  21. Questions to Ponder • Do inhumanity and cruelty exist in the world today? How so? • What could each of us do to reach out to prevent it? • Is this still a problem today? Why or why not?

  22. Resources • The Library of Congress • http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8a33793 • http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/ppmsc.00199 • http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/fsa.8d33404/ • http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2003688160/ • http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/94500293/ • http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/brown-aftermath.html • http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/brown-aftermath.html • http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2003688164/ • http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c26447 • http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2003654358/ • http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/00650612/ • http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/pnp/ppmsc/00200/00216v.jpg

  23. Resources Continued • Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement: The Children’s Crusade: Birmingham, 1963 • http://www.crmvet.org/images/imgbham.htm • http://www.crmvet.org/images/imgbham.htm • http://www.crmvet.org/images/imgbham.htm • http://www.crmvet.org/images/imgbham.htm

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