7/23/2023 0 Comments Freedom riders mississippi![]() How was the NAACP significant in the fight for civil rights?.These questions can be given to the group members ahead of time or assigned as the students enter the fishbowl. Each of the three groups should discuss the questions listed below under the respective article section. The students observing the group discussion should take notes on the main points that are discussed in the fishbowl. The remaining class members will remain at their desks outside the fishbowl and observe the group discussion in the circle. Each student group will have an opportunity to sit in the circle (fishbowl). The teacher will create a circle of chairs in the center of the classroom. ![]() The class will be divided into three groups and assigned one of the following sections of the Mississippi History Now article for the fishbowl discussion:Īt the time the article is assigned for reading, the teacher can also assign the students to their groups and instruct them to pay close attention as they read their group’s assigned section. Depending on the prior knowledge of the students, the teacher may need to have them define the following terms: Jim Crow, NAACP, Citizens’ Council, SNCC, and CORE. ![]() Students will be assigned to read the Mississippi History Now article prior to class discussion. The teacher will use the fishbowl approach to lead a class discussion about the Mississippi History Now article, “1961 in Mississippi: Beyond the Freedom Rides.” Once the opening discussion has been brought to a close, the teacher will tell the students that they will have an opportunity over the next few days to learn more about local community activism in Mississippi prior to the arrival of the Freedom Riders. The teacher will ask student volunteers to share with the class what they already know about the Civil Rights Movement and the events within their state prior to the Freedom Rides of 1961. Design a monument or display about activism during the Civil Rights Movement.Practice oral communication skills through “fishbowl” group discussions.Compose a paragraph about the main points of the Mississippi History Now article.The students will engage in these three activities: US.11.6 - Describe the accomplishments of the modern civil rights movement, including: the growth of the African American middle class, increased political power, and declining rates of African American poverty.US.11.3 - Explain contributions of individuals and groups to the modern Civil Rights Movement, including: Martin Luther King, Jr., James Meredith, Medgar Evers, Thurgood Marshall, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the civil rights foot soldiers.US.11.2 - Trace the federal government’s involvement in the modern Civil Rights Movement, including: the abolition of the poll tax, the nationalization of state militias, Brown versus Board of Education in 1954, the Civil Rights Acts of 19, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.MS.8.3 - Evaluate the lasting impact of the Civil Rights movement on Mississippi.MS.8.2 - Examine the conflict between the Federal and State governments during the Civil Rights Era.MS.8.1 - Analyze the significant figures, groups, events, and strategies of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi.CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS Mississippi Studies The work of these local leaders laid the foundation for national organizations such as SNCC and CORE to further facilitate the fight for civil rights within Mississippi as well as the nation. For this reason, the early local leaders of the Civil Rights Movement are often overlooked in history. These efforts were led out of public view in private homes, churches, and small businesses. Prior to the involvement of national initiatives in the 1960s, such as the Freedom Rides, local people worked to bring an end to discrimination in their communities.
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