from http://www.wmich.edu/politics/mlk/dream.html
A civil right is an enforceable right or privilege, which if interfered with by another gives rise to an action for injury. Examples of civil rights are freedom of speech, press, assembly, the right to vote, freedom from involuntary servitude, and the right to equality in public places. Discrimination occurs when the civil rights of an individual are denied or interfered with because of their membership in a particular group or class. Laws have been enacted to prevent discrimination based on a persons race, sex, religion, age, previous condition of servitude, physical limitation, national origin and in some instances sexual preference.This web quest has been designed for the purpose of discovering the history of racial segregation, the roots of the Civil Rights movement, and the historical figures associated with the struggle.
(WCSD Standards: History, 9.5.8, 9.8.8. Technology, 2.8.1, 2.8.2, 3.8.2, 3.8.3, 3.8.5, 3.8.6)
Your group will assume the role of a television news team that is preparing a documentary on the 40th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Your job is to study the history of the American Civil Rights Movement placing emphasis on the leaders and significant events that guided the advancement of the movement.
To complete your task begin by visiting the timeline website and read the
brief introduction to the events of the civil rights movement. Then explore
several websites in the “Resources” section to narrow down your search to
focus on a single person or event that you feel would be most interesting
for your documentary.
Civil Rights Notes
Begin you WEBQUEST by looking at this TIMELINE of significant
events in the Civil Rights Movement
http://www.wmich.edu/politics/mlk/tm.html
Visit this site for a history of the Civil
Right Movement in the United States.
http://www.ghgcorp.com/hollaway/civil/contents.htm
Slavery was one of the major causes of racial segregation.
What can you learn here?
http://www.ghgcorp.com/hollaway/civil/civil1c.htm
What happened during the Civil War?
http://www.ghgcorp.com/hollaway/civil/civil13.htm
What was Lincoln’s contribution to ending slavery?
http://www.ghgcorp.com/hollaway/civil/civil15.htm
Explore the roots of the modern Civil Rights
Movement.
http://www.ghgcorp.com/hollaway/civil/civil19.htm
Let’s look at a landmark decision.
http://www.ghgcorp.com/hollaway/civil/civil31.htm
Sometimes a big historical event begins with
a small personal problem.
http://www.ghgcorp.com/hollaway/civil/civil32.htm
Did everyone welcome the new racial attitudes?
http://www.ghgcorp.com/hollaway/civil/civil36.htm
How did the Civil Rights movement gain National
attention?
http://www.ghgcorp.com/hollaway/civil/civil36.htm
How did this event change history?
http://www.ghgcorp.com/hollaway/civil/civil42.htm
Are these statements true or false?
When America changed, the movement failed
to change with it. When Martin Luther King died, so did the movement.
http://www.ghgcorp.com/hollaway/civil/civil57.htm
Your team will write a two to three page paper summarizing the accomplishments of the leader or event you choose. You must additionally make a 10 minute presentation to the class in the form of a video, website, or oral presentation.
Now that your task is complete, you can enhance your understanding of the Civil Rights Movement with a trip to this site.
