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Year 11
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Martin Luther King and peaceful protest
I can assess the impact of Martin Luther King's peaceful protest movements between 1963 and 1966.
New
New
Year 11
AQA
Martin Luther King and peaceful protest
I can assess the impact of Martin Luther King's peaceful protest movements between 1963 and 1966.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Major civil rights protests took place in Birmingham, Washington and Selma.
- Martin Luther King Jr hoped to pressure lawmakers into taking action on civil rights.
- The federal government passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and the Voting Rights Act in 1965.
- King's Chicago Freedom Movement achieved little success.
Keywords
Disenfranchisement - when the right to vote is taken away from a group of people
Ghetto - an area of a city where people of a particular race or religion live, especially a poor area
Common misconception
Martin Luther King wanted to avoid violent reactions from opponents of the Civil Rights Movement.
King stuck to peaceful protest but deliberately campaigned in locations like Birmingham where it was believed opponents were likely to react violently.
At the end of task C, pupils could be asked to work in pairs to make their own conclusions on how successful peaceful protest was in the period between 1963 and 1966. Emphasis should be placed on what overall criteria for success is (i.e. prompting political response, long-term improvement, etc).
Teacher tip
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
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: Direct action aimed to attract attention.
Q2.
Identify the example which was not a form of direct action.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Greensboro sit-in
Freedom Rides
Q3.
Who emerged as a civil rights leader during the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Joseph McCarthy
Q4.
Write the missing region. The Freedom Riders travelled through the American during 1961.
Q5.
Identify the outcomes which were not benefits of publicity for civil rights campaigners using direct action.
helped increase participation
put pressure on the federal government to act
Q6.
Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Write the missing word. is when the right to vote (the franchise) is taken away from a group of people.
Q2.
Which African American is often considered the leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s?
Q3.
What type of protest was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s committed to?
radical
violent
Q4.
In which Northern city did the leader of the Civil Rights Movement lead a freedom movement in 1966?
Q5.
Why was a large-scale civil rights campaign staged in Birmingham in 1963?
the police force in Birmingham was supportive
the police force in Birmingham was weak
Q6.
Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
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