CIVIL RIGHTS

WEB-QUEST
Today you and your group wi l l work together as a TEAM i n order
to l earn more about the ori gi ns of the Ci vi l Ri ghts movement,
and some of the i mportant peopl e and events that l ed up to
1963.

On the next page i s a ti mel i ne of al l the peopl e/events that you
wi l l be l earni ng about. Cl i ck on the person/event and that wi l l
take you to the page that rel ates to i t. Once on that page, you
wi l l see questi ons and a l i nk to a websi te.
FIRST, read the questions.
NEXT, head to the website, and read the document/watch the video
FINALLY, answer the questions on your worksheet that you have

In the bottom ri ght corner i f you see a house button, once your
down wi th the questi ons and your work on that page, cl i ck i t, and
i t wi l l take you back to the ti mel i ne to choose another person or
event.
DIRECTIONS
TIMELINE OF PEOPLE AND EVENTS
Brown V. Board
of Education 1954
Emett Till was
murdered 1955
Rosa Parks and the
bus boycott 1955
The SCLC was
founded 1957
The Little Rock
Nine 1957
Sit in at
Woolworths 1960
Freedom riders
Bus attack 1960
Choose your
own path
BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION
Why di d t hi s case go t o court ?

In what case previ ous t o t hi s
was i t rul ed t hat i t was OK
f or bl ack and whi t e st udent s
t o be separat e but equal ?

When di d t he case f i nal l y
end? What was t he
deci si on and what was t he
vot e t al l y of t he supreme court
j udges?

Was desegregat i on easy af t er
t he deci si on? Why or why not ?
KILLING OF EMMETT TILL
Who was Emmett Ti l l ?

What happened to
Emmett Ti l l and why?

What happened to hi s
ki l l ers?

What about Emmett Ti l l s
story do you thi nk
hel ped i gni te the Ci vi l
Ri ghts movement?

ROSA PARKS
Why was Rosa Park
Arrested?

Si nce she was not the
fi rst Afri can
Ameri can
woman arrested for a
bus vi ol ati on, why di d
her arrest i gni te the
boycott?

How di d
segregati oni sts fi ght
the boycott?
SCLC WAS FOUNDED
Why was the SCLC
Founded?

Why di d the SCLC
have such a hard
ti me getti ng a
foot-hol d i n communi ti es
across the south?

What were some of
the demonstrati ons
that the SCLC put
on and what di d they di d
they ai m to accompl i sh
duri ng them?


THE LITTLE ROCK NINE
Who were the Li ttl e Rock
Ni ne?

Expl ai n the events that
happened after the Li ttl e
Rock Ni ne tri ed to i ntegrate
i nto a previ ousl y
al l -whi te hi gh school .

Expl ai n the state
and federal
government s
reacti on to the
i ntegrati on of the
previ ousl y al l -whi te
school .
THE SIT IN AT WOOLWORTHS
LUNCH COUNTER
Descri be what
happened duri ng
the 6 month
campai gn to
desegregate the
l unch counters.
How di d the
campai gn end?

What di d they hope
to accompl i sh duri ng
the si t-i n?

What di d the peopl e
at the counter endure
duri ng the si t-i n?




ATTACK ON THE FREEDOM RIDERS BUS
Who were the Freedom
Ri ders?

What was their purpose,
and were they
successful i n achi evi ng
thei r purpose?

Di d they encounter
resi stance? If so, what
di d they encounter?

CHOOSE YOUR OWN TOPIC
Di rect i ons f or t hi s t ask:

Go t o t he websi t e, and
pi ck an event f rom t he
Ci vi l Ri ght s Ti mel i ne
t hat i s pri or t o 1963.

Next , come up wi t h t hree
quest i ons about t he event
( i f you need hel p wi t h t hi s
l ook at t he quest i ons I have
used f or t he ot her event s as
a ref erence).

Fi nal l y, research t hi s event
onl i ne, and answer your
quest i ons.

Wri t e your quest i ons and answers
on your worksheet