Civil+Rights+Movement+Tweets

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

**What "changes" were making the efforts of African Americans more successful than ever? (CA 813)** **Tweet** – There were more television so people could hear about attacks and killings of A.A. There was much more publicity for the movement. Much more debate created.

** What happened with the buses in Montgomery in 1955? (CA 815, video) ** **Tweet** – Rosa Parks sat in a white seat on a bus and would not move after being asked. She was then arrested and sent to jail. Protesters refused to ride buses.

**What was the impact of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?** ** (CA 816, video) ** **Tweet** – The Supreme Court declared segregated buses unconstitutional. There was publicity for the C.R. Movement. MLK becomes face for movement.

**What happened in Little Rock in 1957, and what were the results of this event?** ** (CA 817) ** **Tweet** – 9 A.A.to white school. National Guard sent to keep peace. Racists attacked A.A. President had to order army to support the A.A. attempt to integrate.

**What was the "massive resistance" that developed in the South?** ** (CA 816) ** **Tweet** – Many racists protested integration. They lynched, or hung A.A. They also beat them and insulted them.

**What happened in Greensboro in 1960, and what were the results of this event?** ** (CA 817) ** **Tweet** – 4 A.A. sat down at a white counter. They were beat and insulted but they sat still and remained nonviolent. Police still arrested the A.A. rather than the racists.

**Provide a tweet describing SNCC.** ** (CA 817) ** **Tweet** – Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee went to the most racist towns in the U.S. and nonviolently protested segregation and discrimination.

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

**What happened on the Freedom Rides?** ** (CA 818, video) ** **Tweet –** They went through racist cities on a bus to protest bus segregation and discrimination. Many were beaten and the buses were bombed. JFK wanted them to stop so people weren't hurt.

** Can you describe the "Children's Crusade" in Birmingham? ( ** [|Project "C" in Birmingham], [|video] ** ) ** **Tweet** – Protesters used children to protest segregation because when they get thrown in jail it doesn't affect the financial situation of the family as much.

** What was the impact of the Birmingham Protests in 1963? ** ** (CA 819-820, video) ** **Tweet** – It made racists look bad because they were hurting and killing little children. The rest of world thought that the U.S. was bad.

**What was the impact of the March on Washington?** ** (CA 820, video) ** **Tweet** –The March on Washington led to many groups uniting for freedom and civil rights. President Kennedy said he would support.

**What was the deal with the Civil Rights Act of 1964?** ** (CA 820) ** **Tweet** – The CIvil Rights Act of 1964 banned segregation in public places such as bathrooms and restaurants. It also included the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which prevented job discrimination.

**What was Freedom Summer?** ** (CA 821, ** [|Freedom Summer], video ** ) ** **Tweet** – Many A.A. were trying to register to vote but they were not being allowed. This eventually led to President Johnson passing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

**Tweet about the Voting Rights Act of 1965** ** (CA 821) ** **Tweet** – The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed by Johnson in response to the Selma March. It allowed voter to register without having to take a literacy test so that it was easier for A.A. to vote.

**Provide a tweet describing the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965. ([|video], video)** **Tweet** – This was a march organized by King to protest discrimination in voting rights. They marched from Selma Alabama to Montgomery Alabama with a police escort due to violence.

** Describe what President Johnson did as a result of the Selma march. ( ** [|The Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery, AL] ** ) ** **Tweet** – President Johnson supports the marchers in the protest. He will eventually pass the Voting Rights Act of 1963 that will allow blacks to vote.

**Tweet about Johnson’s Great Society – how will it help the Movement?** ** (CA 822) ** **Tweet** –

**Tweet about the impact of the movement in the North, especially Chicago, in the later 1960s (CA 822,** [|Chicago Freedom Movement] **).** **Tweet** – While in Chicago King went to a very segregated neighborhood to protest but then called it off after making a deal with the government to create equal housing laws.

**How is the Movement dividing in the later years of the 60s?** ** (CA 822-823) ** **Tweet** – The new leader of the SNCC believed in "Black Power" and separation of races. They wanted blacks and whites to stay seperate as well. Believed Blacks were better than Whites.

** Tweet about the ideas of Malcolm X. **** (CA 822, ** [|The Nation of Islam and Malcolm X] ** ) ** **Tweet** – Malcolm X believed in Black power. He went against the notion of non-violence. He wanted the A.A. to use self-defense and fight back against the police and racists.

** What is the story with the Black Panthers? ( ** [|The Black Panther Party] ** ) ** **Tweet** – The Black Panthers believed in Black power and their beliefs are based on those of Malcolm X's. They protested while carrying loaded guns and other weapons.