CRM+Tweets

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 c rascism bad no place, war inspire blacks 4 freedom, more blacks 2 city, more $ and resources
 * What "changes" were making the efforts of African Americans more successful than ever?**

**Tweet** – Rosa Parks arrested boycott on riding buses hurt them $ MLK rose Ended bus segre. found SCLC
 * What happened in Montgomery in 1955, and what were the results of this protest?**

**Tweet** – Integrate nine blacks to Central HS gov Faubus want segregation national guard stop blacks big mob Pres. Eisenhower step in
 * 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** – College Sit in desegregate lunch counter sat down at white counters and stayed there people harassed them effective force serve blacks SNCC formed

 Section 2 – Kennedy, Johnson, an Civil Rights 

**Tweet – CORE deseg. interstate buses attacked kennedy issued marshals to protect federal law integrate bus**
 * What happened on the Freedom Rides?**


 *  What was the story and impact of the Birmingham Protests in 1963? **
 * Tweet** – Integrate public places Bull Connor use violence on protest expose evil SCLC recruit children met by police wit dogs and firehose nation horrified white agree to demands

**Describe the March on Washington, including the impact.** <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0); font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Tweet** – americans support civil rights law 1/4 million march in dc to lincoln "I Have A Dream" united groups JFK promised support

<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0); font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Tweet** – grief JFK led support law ban segregation in public places, no job discriminiation throughout us.
 * What was the deal with the Civil Rights Act of 1964?**

<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0); font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Tweet** – A voting registration drive to get southern blacks voting rights faced violence march in selma state troopers attack public anger push pass vote rights
 * What was Freedom Summer?**

<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0); font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Tweet** – Ban literacy tests and other laws keeping blacks from registering giving blacks a voice
 * Tweet about the Voting Rights Act of 1965**

<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0); font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Tweet** – King organize protest march crossing bridge in selma state troopers attack nation horrified Pres. Johnson steps in no more violence.
 * Provide a tweet from the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965.**

<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0); font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Tweet** – Series of programs to help poor elderly women and promote education end discrim protect envior national support to make things better
 * Tweet about Johnson’s Great Society – how will it help the Movement?**

<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0); font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Tweet** – Some wanted violent protests others non violent lack of power or oppurtunity 4 blacks riots 164 in '67 Malcom X islam, stokey carmicheal "black power"
 * How is the Movement dividing in the later years of the 60s?**