Chapter 25 History Forum and Chapter 26 History Forum
Write a reaction essay to the Civil Rights marches of the mid-to-late 1960s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ17ryVuVdY
What surprised/scared/ amazed/appalled you?
Why do you think African Americans turned to marches and protests for voting and desegregation rights instead of going through the courts and the political system?
Would you have participated in the marches? Why or why not?
Finally Look up one other incidence of Civil Disobedience (Sit ins, Freedom Rides, boycotts, or other protests and demonstrations) and compare the Selma Bloody Sunday march to it. Describe it. Was it as effective? Why or why not?
Chapter 26
Choose one idea, person, or event of that year treated in the video (Viet Nam, Haight Ashbury Hippies/ Counter-Culture, The Civil Rights and Segregation movements, the Presidential Election and/or Law and Order, The Olympic Games, The Generation Gap) and tell us about it: Who participated? What happened and Why?. What does it say about American Society? How do you think it connects to current events? How do you think it “shaped” the generation of Baby Boomers who were alive during 1968? What about it angered/surprised/ encouraged you?
