4.1 Lesson BLUE

1. CHANGING RIGHTS AND
FREEDOMS
Topic Two

2. The Australian Freedom Rides
Learning Goal
◻ To understand the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s in the
US.
Success Criteria
1. I can explain what the Civil Rights movement in the US was.
2. I can outline tactics used by Civil Rights campaigners.

3. DO NOW
◻ View the youtube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZryE2bqwdk
◻ Write down your initial reaction to the video

4. The Big Idea
HOW MOVEMENTS CAN
LEAD TO CHANGE
AROUND THE WORLD

5. Overview of Civil Rights in US
◻ Create a google Doc entitled “Overview of Civil Rights Movement.
◻ Copy the following points into your Doc.
◻ Historically, the growth of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander political
activism and protest has been compared with the struggle for rights
and freedoms by African Americans in the US in the 1950s and 1960s
◻ Comparisons are made with the US civil rights movement and
Martin Luther King Jr

6. Overview of Civil Rights in US
◻ Watch the youtube clip and
record 5, 7, or 9 points of
information about civil rights in
the US: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S64zRnnn4Po

7. Civil Rights in the USA
◻ In your Google Doc do the following
◻ Read textbook p. 45
and add dot points to your list
about the struggle for rights and
freedoms for African Americans

8. The Civil Rights Movement
◻ On 20 January, 2009 Barack Obama was sworn in as the first
black President of the United States.
◻ Until at least the 1950s, African Americans faced
discrimination in every aspect of their lives.
◻ Authorities forced them to use separate entrances to
buildings; denied them access to ‘whites only’ swimming pools,
hospitals, schools and housing.

9. Research Activity
◻ Choose ONE of the following topics to research:
⬜ Civil Disobedience and The ‘Little Rock Nine’
⬜ Montgomery Bus Boycotts and Rosa Parks
⬜ The Freedom Rides, 1961
⬜ The March on Washington
◻ Summarise the topic you have been studied.
⬜ Use information from the textbook (p. 46-49) and additional research.
◻ Use the questions below to help direct your research:
⬜ When, where, what happened?
⬜ Aim and methods
⬜ Impact or result

10. Extension
◻What are the lasting impacts of segregation,
assimilation and the civil rights movement today?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K5fbQ1-zps

11. Extension
◻ Complete the Interpret source questions on Page 46, using
Sources 7.28 and 7.29.

12. Closer
Create a sentence of exactly 15 words that
summarises the US Civil Rights Movement.

13. Recap & exit tickets
Success Criteria
1. I can explain what the Civil Rights movement in the US was.
2. I can outline tactics used by Civil Rights campaigners.
Exit Ticket:
In three sentences, explain what the Civil Rights movement in the
US was.