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Year 11
AQA
Civil rights legislation in the 1960s
I can explain the impact of civil rights legislation passed in the USA during the 1960s.
New
New
Year 11
AQA
Civil rights legislation in the 1960s
I can explain the impact of civil rights legislation passed in the USA during the 1960s.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The 1964 Civil Rights Act outlawed racial discrimination.
- The 1965 Voting Rights Act gave all Americans the right to vote.
- The 1968 Civil Rights Act made housing discrimination illegal.
- African Americans continued to face discrimination and racism.
Keywords
Legislation - laws passed by the government
Disenfranchisement - when the right to vote is taken away from a group of people
Enforced - making sure that laws and rules are obeyed
Common misconception
New civil rights led to immediate improvements in African American lives.
New civil rights were not always enforced by the government and many problematic areas of life, such as black American poverty, were not legislated for.
Ask students after the final question how the content from this lesson can help explain the rise of the Black Power Movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Push students in particular to consider how laws passed by the government compared to needs/ expectations.
Teacher tip
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of serious crime
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
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except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).Lesson video
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6 Questions
Q1.
Write the missing word. A person may be described as if they support big social, economic or political changes.
Q2.
Malcolm X was a spokesperson for which radical group?
Black Panthers
NAACP
US government
Q3.
Write the missing two words. During the 1968 Olympics, Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave the salute.
Q4.
Write the missing word. Over 20 000 children were fed by the Free for Children Program in the first year after it began.
Q5.
Which statement is most accurate?
The Black Panthers only focused on the use of violence against oppression.
The Black Panthers only focused on providing services for their community.
Q6.
Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Write the missing word. A law is if authorities make sure that people obey it.
Q2.
Write the missing surname. President Lyndon B was responsible for signing the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 1965 Voting Rights Act and 1968 Civil Rights Act into law.
Q3.
Which law set up the Equal Opportunities Commission?
1965 Voting Rights Act
1968 Civil Rights Act
Q4.
How did African American unemployment rates in 1970 compare to those of white Americans?
African Americans were almost half as likely to be unemployed.
African Americans were just as likely to be unemployed.
Q5.
Which of the following encouraged the government to pass the 1968 Civil Rights Act?
JFK's election as president
March on Washington
Q6.
Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
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