registration is the act of signing up to do something - for example, voting

The Civil Rights Act (1964) and Voting Rights Act (1965) 

History

This contextualises the later splintering of the Civil Rights Movement

Pupils know that civil rights activists were opposed to segregation

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

An {{ }} is a law passed by the government.

The support of black Americans helped him win the election.

He was a Republican who had promised his support to the movement.

Why was Kennedy expected to address the issue of civil rights?

Which president successfully passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964?

Few Southern politicians were opposed to the act by 1964.

Kennedy had eliminated most Southern opposition before his assassination.

Many people wanted to honour the work of Kennedy.

Why did Southern opposition become less of an obstacle when Johnson attempted to pass the Civil Rights Act?

Which issue did the march on Selma address?

Jimmie Lee Jackson was shot and killed by a police officer.

The first march was violently pushed back by police.

James Reeb was murdered following a second attempt at the march.

Johnson gave his support for a Voting Rights Act.

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events relating to Selma into the order in which they happened. Use numbers to show the correct order.

Temporary schools set up in Mississippi to help overcome the inequalities in schooling were known as {{ }}. 


Who ordered his officers to use dogs and powerful fire hoses on the protesters in the Birmingham campaign?

At which famous march did Martin Luther King give his 'I have a dream speech'?

 Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into the order in which they happened. Use numbers to show the correct order.


In April 1963, CORE and ACMHR launched the Birmingham campaign.

The Birmingham campaign quickly gained a lot of support.

On 12th June, King was arrested and wrote the ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’.

King was released from jail after 8 days, despite not having Kennedy's support.

Which two of the following statements are correct?

 use of demonstrations or protests to achieve a goal, rather than negotiation

negotiation to achieve a goal, rather than demonstrations or protests

Which of the following statements is the best definition of direct action?