The document provides instructions for a group research project on the Civil Rights Movement. Students will be assigned one of several topics to research, including Jim Crow laws, the Freedom Riders, the Little Rock Nine, Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and Emmett Till. For each topic, students must answer specific questions from curated websites and present their findings in a 5-slide PowerPoint with pictures and main ideas, but no more than 10 words per slide, in preparation to answer questions from the teacher.

1. Civil Rights Web Quest

2. Your group will be assigned a specific part of
the Civil Rights Movement to research on
your laptops. You will have specific questions
to answer and specific websites to go to in
order to find these answers.
Your answers must be in your own words. Do
not copy and paste from websites!

3. Jim Crow Laws
• http://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/history/1-segregated/jim-
crow.html
• What was the main purpose of the Jim Crow Laws overall?
• Name 3 laws that were a part of the Jim Crow Laws.
• What part of the law stands out to you the most? Which one is the
most upsetting?

4. Freedom Riders
• http://www.freedomridersfoundation.org/about-freedom-riders.html
• http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/freedom-rides
• Who were the Freedom Riders?
• What was their purpose? What were they trying to overcome?
• How did people respond to these Freedom Riders?
• What kind of violence did the Riders encounter in Alabama?

5. Little Rock Nine
• http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/ak1.htm
• https://www.facinghistory.org/for-educators/educator-
resources/resource-collections/choosing-to-participate/choices-
people-made-little-rock-nine-and-their-parents
• What court case allowed these nine students to attend Central High
School?
• What was the response from the school when the students arrived at
the school?
• Based on student quotations (second link), what kinds of things
happened while the Little Rock Nine were at Central?
• Do you think it was a good idea to send the Little Rock Nine students
to Central High School? Why or why not?

6. Rosa Parks/Montgomery Bus Boycott
• http://www.holidays.net/mlk/rosa.htm
• http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/montgomery-bus-
boycott
• Why was Rosa Parks arrested?
• What did her actions result in?
• What were the effects of the Montgomery Bus Boycott? How did the
community respond?
• How long did the boycott last?
• Why do you think the community reacted by boycotting the bus
system?

7. Emmett Till
• http://www.emmetttillstory.com/
• http://www.biography.com/people/emmett-till-507515#emmett-till-
murder
• What was Emmett Till like as a person?
• What happened to Emmett Till and why?
• How was Emmett Till’s body identified?
• What was the result of the Emmett Till trial?
• Why do you think this case was such an important part of the Civil
Rights Movement?

8. Create a PowerPoint Presentation!
Create a PowerPoint presentation as if you were presenting your topic
to the class. Include:
Pictures
Main ideas/points: What do people need to know to understand your
topic?
DO NOT:
Put more than 10 words on a slide
Have at least 5 slides
Be ready to answer any questions I could ask on your topic!