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UNDERSTANDING the Civil Rights Movement

ACTIVITY ONE

group or independent brainstorming of important vocabulary :

1. Segregation

2. Civil Rights campaign - America

3. Emancipation

ACTIVITY TWO

Rosa Parks YouTube clip song  -  

Horrible Histories Rosa Parks Equality Song : 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNupxNLmv1E (copy and paste)

What did Rosa Parks do?

Why did so much change because Rosa Parks 'sat on a bus'? 

Most historians date the beginning of the modern civil rights movement in the United States to December 1, 1955. That was the day when an unknown seamstress in Montgomery, Alabama refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. This brave woman, Rosa Parks, was arrested and fined for violating a city ordinance, but her lonely act of defiance began a movement that ended legal segregation in America, and made her an inspiration to freedom-loving people everywhere.

ACTIVITY THREE

Martin Luther King YouTube clip   -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V57lotnKGF8

Read a transcript  -  for home learning underline important sections.

ACTIVITY FOUR

Writing to inform

What did these two people do that was so significant?

Write a paragraph discussing both people explaining why they were important to the Civil Rights Movement.

Independent work

Research more Civil Rights Leaders on internet.

Compare with our society :

Research racism in the AFL or in any organisation, or an incident in the media. Why has the AFL recently been discussed in the media regarding racism in sport?Is it important that Adam Goodes was awarded Australian of the Year?

Why is it important to ensure we are all treated equally?

What recent racially motivated events regarding sport have been in the news?