1.  On this day in 1913, Rosa Parks was born. In 1955, Rosa Parks
was arrested and fined for not giving up her seat on the bus to
a white passenger. Many people admired her for her
confidence and bravery. Why is it important that we learn
about the struggles of Rosa Parks? Write your answer in
complete sentences on Pg. 104
Warm-up

2. Notes on Pg. 105
Southern Massive
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3.  Two African American students are admitted to the Univ. of
Alabama
 Governor George Wallace vows to block their enrollment to the
University.
 Fulfilled campaign promise that he would keep Alabama schools
segregated.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLLDn7MjbF0
University of Alabama

4.  What does Governor Wallace’s speech say about Alabama’s
viewpoint on segregation in 1963?

5. “Now, therefore, I, George C. Wallace, as
Governor of the State of Alabama…do
hereby denounce and forbid this illegal and
unwarranted action by the Central
Government.”
http://www.history.com/videos/george-wallace-opposes-integration#george-wallace-opposes-integration

6. • President Kennedy calls out
Alabama National Guard
troops to help get the
students into the school.
• “We are confronted primarily
with a moral issue. It is as old
as the scriptures and is as
clear as the American
Constitution…We preach
freedom around the world,
and we mean it, and we
cherish our freedom here at
home, but are we to say to the
world, and much more
importantly, to each other
that this is the land of the
free, except for the
Negroes…Now the time has
come for this Nation to fulfill
its promise.”

7. Medgar Evers
 One day following Pres.
Kennedy’s speech, a tragedy
occurs in the Civil Rights
Movement.
 Medgar Evers, Mississippi’s
first field officer for the
NAACP is assassinated
outside of his home.

8.  Evers had worked tirelessly to
investigate violent crimes against
blacks in Mississippi and to seek a
solution to the violence.
 His involvement in the movement
helped increase the hatred that
white supremacists felt towards
him.

9.  Evers is killed on June 12, 1963 in
his driveway.
 He had been returning from an
NAACP meeting and was carrying
shirts saying “Jim Crow Must Go.”
 His death led to advances in the
voter registration of African
Americans and the integration of
Mississippi schools.

10. On June 19, 1963, the same day as Evers’ burial in
Arlington Cemetery, President JFK sent a proposed
civil rights legislation to Congress. The legislation
dealt with the following:
Title I - Voting rights
Title II - Public accommodations
Title III - Desegregation of public schools
Title IV - Establishment of a Community Relations
Service
Title V - Continuation of the Civil Rights
Commission
Title VI - Nondiscrimination in federally assisted
programs
Title VII - Establishment of statutory Commission
on Equal Employment Opportunity

11.  Letter of advice to George Wallace. The instructions are in
your binder packet. Your letter should talk about why he
should allow integration in schools.
Homework