Disenfranchised- is the revocation of the right of suffrage (the right to vote) of a person or group of people, or rendering a person's vote less effective, or ineffective. Disfranchisement may occur explicitly through law, or implicitly by intimidation or by placing unreasonable registration or identification impediments in the path of voters.
Climax- peak, pinnacle, height, high(est) point, top; acme, zenith; culmination, crowning point, crown, crest; highlight, high spot, high-water mark. ANTONYMS nadir.
Literacy- has traditionally been described as the ability to read and write. It is a concept claimed and defined by a range of different theoretical fields.
Segregation- Racial segregation is the separation of humans into racial groups in daily life. It may apply to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a bath room, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home.
Eulogy- a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially one recently deceased or retired. Eulogies may be given as part of funeral services. However, some denominations either discourage or do not permit eulogies at services to maintain respect for traditions.
Painstaking- done with or employing great care and thoroughness,
taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble;expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful
Rhetoric- the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, esp. the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
Reputed- the opinion generally held of someone or something; the state of being generally regarded in a particular way
Racism- Racism is the belief that the genetic factors that constitute race, ethnicity, or nationality are a primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that ethnic differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. Racism's effects are called "racialdiscrimination."
In the case of institutional racism, certain racial groups may be denied rights or benefits, or receive preferential treatment.
Civil Rights- Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from unwarranted infringement by governments and private organizations, and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression.
Integrate- combine (one thing) with another so that they become a whole
Jim Crow Laws- The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965. They mandatedde jure racial segregation in all public facilities, with a supposedly "separate but equal" status for black Americans. In reality, this led to treatment and accommodations that were usually inferior to those provided for white Americans, systematizing a number of economic, educational and social disadvantages.
Poll Tax- a poll tax was used as a de facto or implicit pre-condition of the exercise of the ability to vote. This tax emerged in some states of the United States in the late 19th century as part of the Jim Crow laws. After the ability to vote was extended to all races by the enactment of the Fifteenth Amendment, many Southern states enacted poll tax laws which often included a grandfather clause that allowed any adult male whose father or grandfather had voted in a specific year prior to the abolition of slavery to vote without paying the tax.
Literacy Tests- A literacy test, in the context of United States political history, refers to the government practice of testing the literacy of potential citizens at the federal level, and potential voters at the state level. The federal government first employed literacy tests as part of the immigration process in 1917. Southern state legislatures employed literacy tests as part of the voter registration process as early as the late nineteenth century.
Black Muslims- The phrase Black Muslims may describe any black people who are Muslim, but historically it has been specifically used to refer to African-American organizations that describe themselves as Muslim. Some of these groups are not considered to be Muslim by orthodox Muslims.
BPP (Black Panther Party)- The Black Panther Party was an African American revolutionary leftistorganization. It was active in the United States from 1966 until 1982. The Black Panther Party achieved national and international impact through its deep involvement in the Black Power movement and in U.S. politics of the 1960s and 70s. The intense anti-racism of that time is today considered one of the most significant social, political and cultural currents in U.S. history. The group's "provocative rhetoric, militant posture, and cultural and political flourishes permanently altered the contours of American Identity."
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality)- The Congress of Racial Equality or CORE is a U.S. civil rights organization that originally played a pivotal role for African-Americans in the Civil Rights Movement. Membership in CORE is still stated to be open to "anyone who believes that 'all people are created equal' and is willing to work towards the ultimate goal of true equality throughout the world."
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)- The National Association for the Advancement of colored people,usually abbreviated as NAACP, is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909. Its mission is "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination". Its name, retained in accordance with tradition, is one of the last surviving uses of the term colored people.
NUL (National Urban League)- formerly known as the National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes, is a nonpartisan civil rights organization based in New York City that advocates on behalf of African Americans and against racial discrimination in the United States. It is the oldest and largest community-based organization of its kind in the nation. Its current President is Marc Morial.
SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)- The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) is an American civil rights organization. SCLC was closely associated with its first president, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The SCLC had a large role in the American Civil Rights Movement.
SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)- The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was one of the principal organizations of the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. It emerged from a series of student meetings led by Ella Baker held at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina in April 1960. SNCC grew into a large organization with many supporters in the North who helped raise funds to support SNCC's work in the South, allowing full-time SNCC workers to have a $10 a week salary. Many unpaid volunteers also worked with SNCC on projects in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, and Maryland.
Stokely Carmichael- Kwame Ture (June 29, 1941 – November 15, 1998), also known as Stokely Carmichael, was a Trinidadian-American black activist active in the 1960s American Civil Rights Movement. He rose to prominence first as a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and later as the "Honorary Prime Minister" of the Black Panther Party. Initially an integrationist, Carmichael later became affiliated with black nationalist and Pan-Africanist movements. He popularized the term "Black Power".
James Farmer- James Leonard Farmer, Sr. (June 12, 1886 – May 14, 1961) was an American author, theologian, educator, and the first African-American Texan to earn a doctorate. Farmer served as a deacon in the Methodist Episcopal Church and as an administrator at several historically black colleges and universities in the U.S. South, most notably Howard University, Rust College, and Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. Aspects of his life are chronicled in the film The Great Debaters, in which he is played by Forest Whitaker.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.- Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African American civil rights movement. He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. King is often presented as a heroic leader in the history of modern American liberalism.
Elijah Muhammed- Elijah Muhammad (born Elijah Robert Poole; October 7, 1897 — February 25, 1975) was an African American religious leader, and led the Nation of Islam from 1934 until his death in 1975. Muhammad was a mentor to Malcolm X, Louis Farrakhan, Muhammad Ali; and his son Warith Deen Mohammed.
Bobby Seale- Robert George "Bobby" Seale (born October 22, 1936), is an African-American civil rights activist, who along with Huey P. Newton, co-founded the Black Panthers on October 15, 1966.
Roy Wilkins- Roy Wilkins (August 30, 1901 – September 8, 1981) was a prominent civil rights activist in the United States from the 1930s to the 1970s. Wilkins' most notable role was in his leadership of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Sit-ins- In a sit-in, protesters remain until they are evicted, usually by force, or arrested, or until their requests have been met. Sit-ins have historically been a highly successful form of protest because they cause disruption that draws attention to the protesters' cause. They are a non-violent way to effectively shut down an area or business. The forced removal of protesters, and sometimes the use of violence against them, often arouses sympathy from the public, increasing the chances of the demonstrators reaching their goal.
Freedom Rides- the travels of the civil right activists to different court cases throughout the country to test the court in cases to end segregation.
Rioting- a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd
Law Suits- A lawsuit or (less commonly) "suit in law" is a civil action brought in a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have incurred loss as a result of a defendant's actions, demands a legal or equitable remedy. The defendant is required to respond to the plaintiff's complaint. If the plaintiff is successful, judgment will be given in the plaintiff's favor, and a variety of court orders may be issued to enforce a right, award damages, or impose a temporary or permanent injunction to prevent an act or compel an act. A declaratory judgment may be issued to prevent future legal disputes. Although not as common, lawsuit may also refer to a criminal action, criminal proceeding, or criminal claim.
Writing- the activity or skill of marking coherent words on paper and composing text
Marching- walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread
Boycotts- A boycott is a form of consumer activism involving the act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest, usually for political reasons. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1. Freedom Summer was part of the larger Civil Rights Movement of the mid- twentieth century. Why do you think this movement necessary? political movement for equality before the law occurring between approximately 1950 and 1980. In many situations it took the form of campaigns of civil resistance aimed at achieving change by nonviolent forms of resistance. means that they wanted the black voters to vote and half of the blacks were either killed or arrested.
2. Describe and define Freedom Summer. Why do you think activists decided to focus on registering voters? What other issues could they have chosen to highlight? was a campaign in the United States launched in June 1964 to attempt to register as many African Americanvoters as possible in Mississippi, which up to that time had almost totally excluded black voters. The project also set up dozens of Freedom Schools and Freedom Houses in small towns throughout Mississippi to aid the local black population. The activists wanted more black people to vote but black people were either being shot by the K.K.K or being arrested
3. Mississippi was called the “last frontier” of the Civil Rights Movement. Why? Why do you think it was chosen as the focus of Freedom Summer? The reason why it was the main focus is because thats were all the blacks were trying to register for voting and blacks being killed and beaten and arrested for trying to legal voters. The reason why it was called the The "Last Frontier" because of all the action of all the blacks fighting for there right to vote and all the killings happening with the 2 white activists.
4. One of the aims of the Civil Rights Movement was to overturn the Jim Crow system of the South. What was Jim Crow? Was segregation legal? Discuss.were state and local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965. They mandated de jure racial segregation in all public facilities, with a supposedly "separate but equal" status for black Americans. In reality, this led to treatment and accommodations that were usually inferior to those provided for white Americans, systematizing a number of economic, educational and social disadvantages.At the time i think it was legal because the whites were racial to the blacks and were killing a lot of the blacks but then it changed after Martin luther king did his speech
5. Civil Rights workers tried to help African-Americans in the South register to vote. What were some of the obstacles African-Americans faced when trying to register to vote? Discuss the constitutionality of these obstacles. Most of the blacks were denied for voting and the whites did not want them to vote and most were killed or beaten or arrested because they wanted freedom to vote
6. Who was Medgar Evers? Why was he assassinated? (July 2, 1925 – June 12, 1963) was an African American civil rights activist from Mississippi involved in efforts to overturn segregation at the University of Mississippi. He became active in the civil rights movement after returning from overseas service in World War II and completing secondary education; he became a field secretary for the NAACP. Evers was assassinated by White Citizens' Council member Byron De La Beckwith and was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. His murder and the resulting trials inspired protests, as well as numerous works of music, film and other art.
7. Although white students helped to bring media attention to the Civil Rights Movement, there were some complications. Discuss the pros and cons of white students going down South to be a part of Freedom Summer.? students and others had begun the process of integrating public accommodations, registering to vote, and above all organizing a network of local leadership. But recent voting campaigns, including a massive effort in Greenwood and a 1963 Freedom Election that brought students from Stanford and Yale to help distribute non-binding ballots, had been met with whiplash violence. Seeking a new tactic, Moses prevailed over doubts among SNCC and COFO workers, and planning for Freedom Summer began in February 1964. Speakers recruited on college campuses across the country, drawing standing ovations for their dedication in braving the routine violence perpetrated by police, sheriffs, and others in Mississippi.
8. The Ku Klux Klan targeted Michael Schwerner for assassination. Why? What did Schwerner do to upset the Klan? (November 6, 1939 – June 21, 1964), was one of three Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) field workers killed in Philadelphia, Mississippi, by the Ku Klux Klan in response to their civil rights work, which included promoting voting registration amongMississippi African Americans. He is portrayed in the film Mississippi Burning by actor Geoffrey Nauftts who is identified in the credits simply as "Goatee." they wanted to kill him because he was trying to get the blacks to be able to vote and the k.k.k did not like that so the killed him and schwerner was one of the white boys to be shot by the k.k.k.
9. Lyndon B. Johnson was president of the United States during Freedom Summer. How did Johnson deal with the events of Freedom Summer? This moving one-hour documentary explores the events of that summer, including the disappearance and murder of Schwerner, Chaney and Goodman, and the contributions of the brave men and women who stared down Jim Crow. The events of that summer marked a turning point in U.S. history and in the Civil Rights Movement, mobilizing American society and helping spur Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This special program provides educators and their students with a gripping depiction of the United States in this watershed era.
10. Were you surprised by the violence the Civil Rights Movement provoked? Why do you think the KKK and others reacted so violently? Yes i was i did not think that the k.k.k would kill two white people trying to actually help out the blacks. The guy that killed the two white boys asked before he killed the one white boy are you the nigger lover that is one of the harsh of a question an then pull the trigger when the guy tried helping. Then killed the rest of the guys that were in the car that is bad that happened.The black basically had to prove that they were worthy of voting because the whites wanted all the power to vote.
11. Discuss the legacy of Freedom Summer. What were its consequences for American society overall? The blacks are now able to vote but they have that to remember that martin luther kings when he did his speech and was able to get the blacks to be able to vote. Then the guy that killed the two white guys was convicted for killing three people and all the blacks that were getting beaten by cops and were not able to get registered because of there skin color and the racists people that did what they were doing to the black people.
Disenfranchised- is the revocation of the right of suffrage (the right to vote) of a person or group of people, or rendering a person's vote less effective, or ineffective. Disfranchisement may occur explicitly through law, or implicitly by intimidation or by placing unreasonable registration or identification impediments in the path of voters.
Climax- peak, pinnacle, height, high(est) point, top; acme, zenith; culmination, crowning point, crown, crest; highlight, high spot, high-water mark. ANTONYMS nadir.
Conspiracy- plot, scheme, plan, machination, ploy, trick, ruse, subterfuge; informal racket; plotting, collusion, intrigue, connivance,machination,
collaboration; treason.
Literacy- has traditionally been described as the ability to read and write. It is a concept claimed and defined by a range of different theoretical fields.
Segregation- Racial segregation is the separation of humans into racial groups in daily life. It may apply to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a bath room, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home.
Eulogy- a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially one recently deceased or retired. Eulogies may be given as part of funeral services. However, some denominations either discourage or do not permit eulogies at services to maintain respect for traditions.
Painstaking- done with or employing great care and thoroughness,
taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble;expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful
Rhetoric- the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, esp. the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
Reputed- the opinion generally held of someone or something; the state of being generally regarded in a particular way
Racism- Racism is the belief that the genetic factors that constitute race, ethnicity, or nationality are a primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that ethnic differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. Racism's effects are called "racialdiscrimination."
In the case of institutional racism, certain racial groups may be denied rights or benefits, or receive preferential treatment.
Civil Rights- Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from unwarranted infringement by governments and private organizations, and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression.
Integrate- combine (one thing) with another so that they become a whole
Jim Crow Laws- The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965. They mandatedde jure racial segregation in all public facilities, with a supposedly "separate but equal" status for black Americans. In reality, this led to treatment and accommodations that were usually inferior to those provided for white Americans, systematizing a number of economic, educational and social disadvantages.
Poll Tax- a poll tax was used as a de facto or implicit pre-condition of the exercise of the ability to vote. This tax emerged in some states of the United States in the late 19th century as part of the Jim Crow laws. After the ability to vote was extended to all races by the enactment of the Fifteenth Amendment, many Southern states enacted poll tax laws which often included a grandfather clause that allowed any adult male whose father or grandfather had voted in a specific year prior to the abolition of slavery to vote without paying the tax.
Literacy Tests- A literacy test, in the context of United States political history, refers to the government practice of testing the literacy of potential citizens at the federal level, and potential voters at the state level. The federal government first employed literacy tests as part of the immigration process in 1917. Southern state legislatures employed literacy tests as part of the voter registration process as early as the late nineteenth century.
Black Muslims- The phrase Black Muslims may describe any black people who are Muslim, but historically it has been specifically used to refer to African-American organizations that describe themselves as Muslim. Some of these groups are not considered to be Muslim by orthodox Muslims.
BPP (Black Panther Party)- The Black Panther Party was an African American revolutionary leftistorganization. It was active in the United States from 1966 until 1982. The Black Panther Party achieved national and international impact through its deep involvement in the Black Power movement and in U.S. politics of the 1960s and 70s. The intense anti-racism of that time is today considered one of the most significant social, political and cultural currents in U.S. history. The group's "provocative rhetoric, militant posture, and cultural and political flourishes permanently altered the contours of American Identity."
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality)- The Congress of Racial Equality or CORE is a U.S. civil rights organization that originally played a pivotal role for African-Americans in the Civil Rights Movement. Membership in CORE is still stated to be open to "anyone who believes that 'all people are created equal' and is willing to work towards the ultimate goal of true equality throughout the world."
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)- The National Association for the Advancement of colored people,usually abbreviated as NAACP, is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909. Its mission is "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination". Its name, retained in accordance with tradition, is one of the last surviving uses of the term colored people.
NUL (National Urban League)- formerly known as the National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes, is a nonpartisan civil rights organization based in New York City that advocates on behalf of African Americans and against racial discrimination in the United States. It is the oldest and largest community-based organization of its kind in the nation. Its current President is Marc Morial.
SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)- The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) is an American civil rights organization. SCLC was closely associated with its first president, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The SCLC had a large role in the American Civil Rights Movement.
SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)- The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was one of the principal organizations of the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. It emerged from a series of student meetings led by Ella Baker held at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina in April 1960. SNCC grew into a large organization with many supporters in the North who helped raise funds to support SNCC's work in the South, allowing full-time SNCC workers to have a $10 a week salary. Many unpaid volunteers also worked with SNCC on projects in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, and Maryland.
Stokely Carmichael- Kwame Ture (June 29, 1941 – November 15, 1998), also known as Stokely Carmichael, was a Trinidadian-American black activist active in the 1960s American Civil Rights Movement. He rose to prominence first as a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and later as the "Honorary Prime Minister" of the Black Panther Party. Initially an integrationist, Carmichael later became affiliated with black nationalist and Pan-Africanist movements. He popularized the term "Black Power".
James Farmer- James Leonard Farmer, Sr. (June 12, 1886 – May 14, 1961) was an American author, theologian, educator, and the first African-American Texan to earn a doctorate. Farmer served as a deacon in the Methodist Episcopal Church and as an administrator at several historically black colleges and universities in the U.S. South, most notably Howard University, Rust College, and Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. Aspects of his life are chronicled in the film The Great Debaters, in which he is played by Forest Whitaker.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.- Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African American civil rights movement. He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. King is often presented as a heroic leader in the history of modern American liberalism.
Elijah Muhammed- Elijah Muhammad (born Elijah Robert Poole; October 7, 1897 — February 25, 1975) was an African American religious leader, and led the Nation of Islam from 1934 until his death in 1975. Muhammad was a mentor to Malcolm X, Louis Farrakhan, Muhammad Ali; and his son Warith Deen Mohammed.
Bobby Seale- Robert George "Bobby" Seale (born October 22, 1936), is an African-American civil rights activist, who along with Huey P. Newton, co-founded the Black Panthers on October 15, 1966.
Roy Wilkins- Roy Wilkins (August 30, 1901 – September 8, 1981) was a prominent civil rights activist in the United States from the 1930s to the 1970s. Wilkins' most notable role was in his leadership of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Sit-ins- In a sit-in, protesters remain until they are evicted, usually by force, or arrested, or until their requests have been met. Sit-ins have historically been a highly successful form of protest because they cause disruption that draws attention to the protesters' cause. They are a non-violent way to effectively shut down an area or business. The forced removal of protesters, and sometimes the use of violence against them, often arouses sympathy from the public, increasing the chances of the demonstrators reaching their goal.
Freedom Rides- the travels of the civil right activists to different court cases throughout the country to test the court in cases to end segregation.
Rioting- a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd
Law Suits- A lawsuit or (less commonly) "suit in law" is a civil action brought in a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have incurred loss as a result of a defendant's actions, demands a legal or equitable remedy. The defendant is required to respond to the plaintiff's complaint. If the plaintiff is successful, judgment will be given in the plaintiff's favor, and a variety of court orders may be issued to enforce a right, award damages, or impose a temporary or permanent injunction to prevent an act or compel an act. A declaratory judgment may be issued to prevent future legal disputes. Although not as common, lawsuit may also refer to a criminal action, criminal proceeding, or criminal claim.
Writing- the activity or skill of marking coherent words on paper and composing text
Marching- walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread
Boycotts- A boycott is a form of consumer activism involving the act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest, usually for political reasons.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1. Freedom Summer was part of the larger Civil Rights Movement of the mid- twentieth century. Why do you think this movement necessary? political movement for equality before the law occurring between approximately 1950 and 1980. In many situations it took the form of campaigns of civil resistance aimed at achieving change by nonviolent forms of resistance. means that they wanted the black voters to vote and half of the blacks were either killed or arrested.
2. Describe and define Freedom Summer. Why do you think activists decided to focus on registering voters? What other issues could they have chosen to highlight? was a campaign in the United States launched in June 1964 to attempt to register as many African Americanvoters as possible in Mississippi, which up to that time had almost totally excluded black voters. The project also set up dozens of Freedom Schools and Freedom Houses in small towns throughout Mississippi to aid the local black population. The activists wanted more black people to vote but black people were either being shot by the K.K.K or being arrested
3. Mississippi was called the “last frontier” of the Civil Rights Movement. Why? Why do you think it was chosen as the focus of Freedom Summer? The reason why it was the main focus is because thats were all the blacks were trying to register for voting and blacks being killed and beaten and arrested for trying to legal voters. The reason why it was called the The "Last Frontier" because of all the action of all the blacks fighting for there right to vote and all the killings happening with the 2 white activists.
4. One of the aims of the Civil Rights Movement was to overturn the Jim Crow system of the South. What was Jim Crow? Was segregation legal? Discuss.were state and local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965. They mandated de jure racial segregation in all public facilities, with a supposedly "separate but equal" status for black Americans. In reality, this led to treatment and accommodations that were usually inferior to those provided for white Americans, systematizing a number of economic, educational and social disadvantages.At the time i think it was legal because the whites were racial to the blacks and were killing a lot of the blacks but then it changed after Martin luther king did his speech
5. Civil Rights workers tried to help African-Americans in the South register to vote. What were some of the obstacles African-Americans faced when trying to register to vote? Discuss the constitutionality of these obstacles. Most of the blacks were denied for voting and the whites did not want them to vote and most were killed or beaten or arrested because they wanted freedom to vote
6. Who was Medgar Evers? Why was he assassinated? (July 2, 1925 – June 12, 1963) was an African American civil rights activist from Mississippi involved in efforts to overturn segregation at the University of Mississippi. He became active in the civil rights movement after returning from overseas service in World War II and completing secondary education; he became a field secretary for the NAACP. Evers was assassinated by White Citizens' Council member Byron De La Beckwith and was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. His murder and the resulting trials inspired protests, as well as numerous works of music, film and other art.
7. Although white students helped to bring media attention to the Civil Rights Movement, there were some complications. Discuss the pros and cons of white
students going down South to be a part of Freedom Summer.? students and others had begun the process of integrating public accommodations, registering to vote, and above all organizing a network of local leadership. But recent voting campaigns, including a massive effort in Greenwood and a 1963 Freedom Election that brought students from Stanford and Yale to help distribute non-binding ballots, had been met with whiplash violence. Seeking a new tactic, Moses prevailed over doubts among SNCC and COFO workers, and planning for Freedom Summer began in February 1964. Speakers recruited on college campuses across the country, drawing standing ovations for their dedication in braving the routine violence perpetrated by police, sheriffs, and others in Mississippi.
8. The Ku Klux Klan targeted Michael Schwerner for assassination. Why? What did Schwerner do to upset the Klan? (November 6, 1939 – June 21, 1964), was one of three Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) field workers killed in Philadelphia, Mississippi, by the Ku Klux Klan in response to their civil rights work, which included promoting voting registration amongMississippi African Americans. He is portrayed in the film Mississippi Burning by actor Geoffrey Nauftts who is identified in the credits simply as "Goatee." they wanted to kill him because he was trying to get the blacks to be able to vote and the k.k.k did not like that so the killed him and schwerner was one of the white boys to be shot by the k.k.k.
9. Lyndon B. Johnson was president of the United States during Freedom Summer. How did Johnson deal with the events of Freedom Summer? This moving one-hour documentary explores the events of that summer, including the disappearance and murder of Schwerner, Chaney and Goodman, and the contributions of the brave men and women who stared down Jim Crow. The events of that summer marked a turning point in U.S. history and in the Civil Rights Movement, mobilizing American society and helping spur Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This special program provides educators and their students with a gripping depiction of the United States in this watershed era.
10. Were you surprised by the violence the Civil Rights Movement provoked? Why do you think the KKK and others reacted so violently? Yes i was i did not think that the k.k.k would kill two white people trying to actually help out the blacks. The guy that killed the two white boys asked before he killed the one white boy are you the nigger lover that is one of the harsh of a question an then pull the trigger when the guy tried helping. Then killed the rest of the guys that were in the car that is bad that happened.The black basically had to prove that they were worthy of voting because the whites wanted all the power to vote.
11. Discuss the legacy of Freedom Summer. What were its consequences for American society overall? The blacks are now able to vote but they have that to remember that martin luther kings when he did his speech and was able to get the blacks to be able to vote. Then the guy that killed the two white guys was convicted for killing three people and all the blacks that were getting beaten by cops and were not able to get registered because of there skin color and the racists people that did what they were doing to the black people.