The textbook and the following resources, trace the development of the Civil Rights Movement from the Brown v. Board decision to the Black Power Movement. Make sure to present a thesis at the beginning of your essay:
http://www.watson.org/lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1955%E2%80%931968)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Power
Address the following questions in your essay:
· What various strategies were adopted by civil rights leaders?
·How did civil rights activists bring the movement to national attention?
· Why was the federal government reluctant to fully support the movement?
·What role did the federal government eventually play in the movement?
·What successes were achieved?
· Why did the movement eventually lose momentum?
Essay should be minimum of 700 words.
Grade Criteria:
FOCUS: The essay makes a statement (the thesis) about the Civil Rights Movement. /10
DEVELOPMENT: The essay analyzes several aspects of the Civil Rights Movement. /40
HISTORICAL ANALYSIS: Points of are placed in historical context of the time specific time they occurred. /30
COHERENCE: The essay is organized logically. /10
CORRECTNESS AND STYLE: The essay has few errors and is written in a readable style. /10