Civil Rights Webquest Assignment (Summative)

This is a summative two-day class assignment. (Remember answers need to be in a complete sentence)

Directions: Answer the questions below by going to the web sites indicated.  Submit your answers on a Word document via this assignment (or a text entry). 

Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka Kansas

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/rights/landmark_brown.html  (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

1. In what year did the famous Brown v. the Board of Education lawsuit begin?
2. In what case previous to this was it ruled that it was OK for black and white students to be “separate but equal”?  When was this case ruled?
3. When did the case finally end?  What was the decision and what was the vote tally of the Supreme Court judges?

Rosa Parks

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/rosa-parks (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

1. What were some of the restrictions placed on blacks according to the "Jim Crow" laws?
2. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
3. When did the US Supreme Court rule that bus segregation was unconstitutional?

Medgar Evers

http://www.biography.com/people/medgar-evers-9542324#tragic-death-and-aftermath (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

1. Why was Evers assassinated?
2.  Who was his killer?
3. How long did it take to convict his killer?  Why?
4. When was the killer finally convicted?

Malcolm X

http://www.biography.com/people/malcolm-x-9396195#troubled-youth (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

1. What did the police say the cause of death of Malcolm X's father was?
2.  What did Malcolm learn about in prison?
3. After being released from prison, what was Malcolm's role in the civil rights movement?
4.  When was he assassinated?  By whom?

Music of the Movement

http://teachrock.org/lesson/the-music-of-the-civil-rights-movement (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Use the "overview" of this lesson plan to answer the following questions. 

1. What was the most famous song of the civil right movement?
2.  By whom was it written? 
3.  What is being said in the song?
4.  Which president quoted it in his speech to Congress?
5.  That was one other song (choose one from the list) that was important during the movement?

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/civil-rights-act (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

1. What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
2.  What did this law accomplish?
3.  Is this law followed today?

Civil Rights Movement, The (Informational Paper)

http://www.learningtogive.org/resources/civil-rights-movement (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

1. Who were two more important figures from the Civil Rights Movement?
   • Person 1:  What did they do that was important to the Civil Rights Movement?
   • Person 2: What did they do that was important to the Civil Rights Movement?
2. What was one more important event from the Civil Rights Movement (choose from the list)?
   • Event:  What was this event and why was it important to the Civil Rights Movement?