(1.3.

d) SWBAT
identify & evaluate
the effectiveness of
methods used by
various forms of
Black Power /
militancy. Title: Black Power and Militancy

Given an exit card, Date: February 22, 2017

SWBAT: (80% acc) 1.
Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a Write down the
SEEC paragraph for: Topical Essential Question.
effectiveness of the
Black Power Mov.

T-EQ: What alternative

means did African
Americans employ in
bringing about social
change?

O-EQ: How did diverse

groups in the U.S. fight for
civil rights and social
change from the 1950s to
1970s?
(1.3.d) SWBAT
identify & evaluate
the effectiveness of
methods used by
various forms of
Black Power /
militancy.
Believed in a radical approach
for Blacks to gain more power in
Given an exit card, society
SWBAT: (80% acc) 1.
Answer 3 MC His Islamic faith taught him
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph for:
that blacks needed to take back their rights, even if it
effectiveness of the meant extreme measures
Black Power Mov. Including appropriate violence
Appealed to the progressives who wanted new and
T-EQ: What alternative
means did African immediate change
Americans employ in
bringing about social
change? Radical racism that prevented many blacks from
O-EQ: How did diverse gaining rights could not be ended by moderate &
groups in the U.S. fight for peaceful protest
civil rights and social
change from the 1950s to Extreme oppression required extreme protest measures
1970s?
(1.3.d) SWBAT
identify & evaluate
the effectiveness of
methods used by
various forms of
Black Power /
militancy.

Given an exit card,

SWBAT: (80% acc) 1.
Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph for:
effectiveness of the
Black Power Mov.

T-EQ: What alternative

means did African We are going to have a mini-debate over the content in this clip.
Americans employ in
bringing about social (0:00-4:25)
change?
CONSIDER:
O-EQ: How did diverse
groups in the U.S. fight for
civil rights and social 1. Malcolm Xs perspective on MLKs approach.
change from the 1950s to 2. MLKs reason for his approach.
1970s? 3. The overall goal of the two individuals.
(1.3.d) SWBAT
identify & evaluate
the effectiveness of
methods used by
various forms of
Black Power /
militancy. Stokely Carmichael was
the first to use the term Black
Given an exit card, Power as a means to unify the black population.
SWBAT: (80% acc) 1.
Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a Began in late 1960s and early 1970s.
SEEC paragraph for: aimed at:
effectiveness of the
Black Power Mov. achieving self-determination for people of
African/Black descent.
T-EQ: What alternative
means did African defense against racial oppression
Americans employ in
bringing about social Emphasized racial pride and the creation of black
change? political and cultural institutions.
O-EQ: How did diverse o Schools, Political groups and parties, Businesses,
groups in the U.S. fight for Music and the Arts
civil rights and social
change from the 1950s to
1970s?
(1.3.d) SWBAT
identify & evaluate
the effectiveness of Interpreting Historical
methods used by
various forms of Bias
Black Power /
militancy.

Given an exit card,

SWBAT: (80% acc) 1.
Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph for:
effectiveness of the
Black Power Mov.

T-EQ: What alternative Because history is written by peopleand people are by nature
means did African
Americans employ in
imperfectit is often biased.
bringing about social
change? Analyze the following two slides.
O-EQ: How did diverse For each:
groups in the U.S. fight for
civil rights and social
1. Write down the main idea of the quote.
change from the 1950s to 2. Explain how you feel it is biased.
1970s?
(1.3.d) SWBAT
identify & evaluate
the effectiveness of
methods used by
The words of a Historian
various forms of
Black Power /
militancy.
Topic Civil Rights Act of 1964
Book: A Patriots History of the United States
Given an exit card, Author: L. Schweikart and M. Allen
SWBAT: (80% acc) 1.
Answer 3 MC Separatists led by Stokely Carmichael
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph for:
demanded Black Power! and urged blacks
effectiveness of the to start their own businesses, schools, and militias.
Black Power Mov. Panther leaders fell far short of King, however, when it
came to having either character or courage: Huey Newton
T-EQ: What alternative
means did African went to prison for killing a police officer; Eldridge Cleaver
Americans employ in
bringing about social
left the country; and evidence surfaced revealing that
change? other Panthers had executed their own members
O-EQ: How did diverse suspected of being informants. King might have been able
groups in the U.S. fight for to step into the chasm (gap) separating the radicals and
civil rights and social
change from the 1950s to the moderates if he had lived.
1970s?
(1.3.d) SWBAT
identify & evaluate
the effectiveness of
methods used by
The words of a Historian
various forms of
Black Power /
militancy.
Topic Civil Rights Act of 1964
Book: A Peoples History of the United States
Given an exit card, Author: Howard Zinn
SWBAT: (80% acc) 1.
Answer 3 MC Black Power was given the new
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph for:
sloganan expression of distrust of any
effectiveness of the progress given or conceded by whites, a rejection of
Black Power Mov. paternalism (protectionism). Few blacks (or whites) knew
the statement of the white writer Aldous Huxley:
T-EQ: What alternative
means did African Liberties are not given, they are taken. But the idea was
Americans employ in
bringing about social
there, in Black Power. Also, a pride in race, an insistence
change? on black independence, and often, on black separation to
O-EQ: How did diverse achieve this independence.
groups in the U.S. fight for
civil rights and social
change from the 1950s to
1970s?
(1.3.d) SWBAT
identify & evaluate
the effectiveness of
methods used by
various forms of
Black Power /
militancy. Founded in Oakland, CA by Huey
Newton in 1966 to fight police
Given an exit card, brutality in the ghetto.
SWBAT: (80% acc) 1.
Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a Grew to become a nation-wide political party for militant
SEEC paragraph for: means to securing African-American rights
effectiveness of the
Strong supporters of the Black Power Movement
Black Power Mov.
Wanted Self-Sufficient African-American communities,
T-EQ: What alternative full employment and decent housing.
means did African
Americans employ in Felt African-Americans should be exempt from
bringing about social
change? military service.
Some argued that too many blacks were recruited to go
O-EQ: How did diverse
groups in the U.S. fight for to Vietnam
civil rights and social
change from the 1950s to
Established daycare centers, free breakfast programs and
1970s? free medical clinics
(1.3.d) SWBAT
identify & evaluate
the effectiveness of
the methods used by
the Black Power
Movement.
7 mins
Given an exit card,
Complete the SOAPSTone and
SWBAT: (80% acc) 1.
Answer 3 MC Comprehension Statement on Document
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph for: Write a SEEC paragraph that answers the EQ
The effectiveness of
the Black Power and uses the document as evidence
Movement

T-EQ: What alternative

Essential Question:
means did African To what extent were the methods used by the Black Power
Americans employ in Movement successful?
bringing about social
change?

O-EQ: How did diverse
groups in the U.S. fight for
civil rights and social
change from the 1950s to
1970s?
**Challenge**: In 2-3 sentences, argue the effectiveness of
this document as a means of propaganda. How effective is it
in mobilizing the support of standpatters & progressives?
How would reactionaries respond to this document?
1. All of the following were demands of the 3. The Black Power Movement represents a
Black Panthers EXCEPT ______ approach to activism.
a. African-American schools a. Moderate
b. Exemption from military service b. Standpatter
c. A colony in Liberia c. Radical
d. Monetary repayment for slavery d. Reactionary

2. A larger proportion of African-

Americans than whites were being
sent to Vietnam because of
a. Racism in the draft process Write a SEEC paragraph for: The
b. Unequal educational opportunities effectiveness of the Black Power
c. A belief that African-Americans made Movement
superior soldiers
d. All of the above.