Assignment
Write a combined 3 to 4 pages review of the articles and chapters 19 and 20. In your review, explain how the Civil Rights Movement develop and progressed in the 1960s? What risk were the leaders taking in engaging in civil disobedience? Lastly, in your opinion, do you think we need a second Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.?
Film Activity The summary should be a minimum of 3 pages, double space, 12 points, Time New Roman. Movie Choice Is Hidden Figures
Each of you will watch an African American film or documentary of your choice that touches on Race, Culture, or Politics. Please provide a written summary of what you learned from that film and how it connects to current issues.
Write a 3 to 4 pages essay responding to the following questions:
1) What factors explain the growing tensions between SNCC and SCLC and the increasing criticisms of Martin Luther King, Jr. by SNCC workers?
2) Explain how the Freedom Rides, the Birmingham Campaign, and the Selmato-Montgomery march became a crucial turning point in the civil rights struggles of the 1960s?
3) How successful were Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. in providing ideological and tactical guidance for the mass protests of the 1960s?
4) What was the purpose of the March on Washington? Did it achieve its goals?
5) Explain the emergence of and sudden popularity of the "Black Power" slogan.
Textbook: From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans by John Franklin, Evelyn Higginbotham, 9th Edition. McGraw Hill.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.