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The rights of @citizens to political and social freedom and equality #civil rights.
 * Define "Civil Rights" - **
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 * Define "Civil Liberties" - **


 * Tweet- ** # civil liberty one's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under the laws of the @country.

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

**Tweet** – @rosaparks didn't give up her seat for a #whiteman on the @montgomery bus, and gets arrested for her unwillingness
 * What happened with the buses in Montgomery in 1955? ([|Rosa Parks Ignites Bus Boycott], video) **

**What was the impact of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?** ** (video, [|Montgomery Bus Boycott]) ** **Tweet** – @ africanamericans refused to ride the bus to take a stand for #segregated #bus #seating

the #economically disadvantaged and #victims of injustice through @peaceful protest.
 * Tell a little bit about the SCLC and its young leader. ([|Martin Luther King, Jr.]) **
 * Tweet ** – @MartinLutherKingJr. fought for african american #equality rights.

**What happened in Little Rock in 1957, and what were the results of this event?** ** ([|Daisy Bates and the Little Rock 9],[|Integration of Central High School photo gallery], [|Video] ** (//usmstudent, wildcats//) **, **PBS Eyes on the Prize Video, [|Little Rock]from Digital History ** ) ** **Tweet** – nine kids go to #CentralHigh all white school in #LittleRock #abouttime bvb did something

(//usmstudent, wildcats)//, [|Freedom Now!]from Digital History **Tweet** – peaceful protesters in #Nashville integrate counters march to mayors office and previal! **Tweet** – SNCC forms to give younger blacks a voice in #civilrightsmovement; is #MLK out of touch?
 * What happened in Greensboro and Nashville in the early 1960s, and what were the results of this event? ** ([|Greensboro video] and [|Nashville video]
 * What is the story with this group called SNCC? ([|Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee]) **


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

**What happened on the Freedom Rides?** ([|Freedom Riders video], video, [|To the Heart of Dixie], [|Freedom Rides]from the History Channel)

**Tweet –** Glad @freedomriders are taking a stand and riding on bus that are #segreated to integrate on travel #travelintegration!!!


 * What is the feeling of the black population about the election of John F. Kennedy? ** ([|Kennedy gets majority vote])

I'm voting for @JFK he is pushing forward on #civilrights and is gonna take action on #discrimination
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**You just heard about what happened to Medgar Evers. What is your reaction? (** [|Medgar Evers assassinated] ** ) **

Smh... I am in utter shock, of what Bryan Beckwith did to @medgarevers was one of the most fanatic people who took action for the #NAACP #RIP #shootingamantodeath!!
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** Can you describe Project C in Birmingham? ( ** [|Project "C" in Birmingham], [|video] ** ) **

@projectsC #boycotting #marching and #sit-ins on stores that segregate and discriminate, @marchonburmingham @bombinginburmingham got very violent #peaceful.
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 * What was the impact of the Birmingham Protests in 1963? ** ( video)

**Tweet** – marchers and mass arrests in opposition to police chief @mlkj arrested, 2000 children arrested attacked with dogs and fire hoses #whatisgoingon @kennedy comes in support of rights

**What was the impact of the March on Washington?** ( video, [|King Speaks at March on Washington])

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 * 1) civilrights movement makes a comeback with @mlkj #ihaveadream! #letfreedomring

**What was the deal with the Civil Rights Act of 1964?** ** ([|Civil Rights Act of 1964]) **

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 * 1) civilrightsact passed after getting through much opposition! What will happen next?

**What was Freedom Summer, and why did it need to happen?** ** (CA 821, ** [|Freedom Summer], video ** ) **

**Tweet** – blacks march for the #righttovote in #selma and get attacked will this bring people over to #civil rights and help @lbj win the next election?


 * SECTION 3 **

**Tweet about the Voting Rights Act of 1965** ** ([|Voting Rights]) ** **Tweet** – It was horrible that many African Americans were denied the #right #to #vote, so im glad @MLK launched a drive and a march was created to secure #voting rights for @africanamericans

**Provide a tweet describing the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965. ([|video], video)** **Tweet** – Finally the @africanamericans won voting rights, by walking the #Selma #March :D, but lots were wounded from the @police force :(

** Describe what President Johnson did as a result of the Selma march. ( ** [|The Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery, AL] ** ) ** **Tweet**– @ President Johnson decided to take #action and sent #troops, #marshals and #FBI agents to protect the @protesters, in the end he decided to sign the #votingrightsact.

**Tweet about Johnson’s Great Society – how will it help the Movement?** **Tweet**– To help him in the election @President Johnson decides to complete the unfinished work of @JFK's New Frontier, by signing the #civil rights bill and act, #economic oppurtunity act, and created the #volunteers in service of America.

**Tweet about the impact of the movement in the North, especially Chicago, in the later 1960s (** [|Chicago Freedom Movement] **)** **Tweet**– The #Chicagos #freedom #movement had huge impact on the decade's civil rights struggles because it was as significant as any other campaign of that era, by bringing the freedom struggle to @Chicago, the movement gave the struggle for #equality a national focus.

**How is the Movement dividing in the later years of the 60s?** ** ([|Black Power and Black Nationalism]) ** **Tweet**– @ Black Muslims created an organization that was a vehicle of #black uplift and #self-help which called upon black Americans to "wake up, clean up, and stand up" in order to achieve true #freedom and #independence, but the most controversial exponent of @Black Nationalism was #MalcolmX

**Text-** @Malcolm X, the activist and outspoken public voice of the @BlackMuslim faith, challenged the mainstream #civil rights movement and the #nonviolent pursuit of integration and urged followers to defend themselves against #whiteaggression, he was an influential leader of the @Nation of Islam, and sought to encourage and enfranchise disadvantaged young #blacks
 * Who is Malcolm X, and what are his ideas for the movement? ** ([|Malcolm X], [|The Nation of Islam and Malcolm X]** ) **

**Tweet**– @ blackprotesters show a new militancy, and the @blackpatherparty forms an organization armed with #law books, #breakfast programs, and #guns, the group aggressively monitors police actions in the black community, serves the poor and needy, publishes a newspaper, and earns a following, they improved social and economic conditions for @African Americans.
 * What is the story with the Black Panthers? ( **[|The Black Panther Party]** ) **