TOPIC 8.10
The African American
Civil Rights Movement (1960s)
THEMATIC FOCUS 1 Social Structures (SOC)
Social categories, roles, and practices are created, maintained, challenged, and
transformed throughout American history, shaping government policy, economic
systems, culture, and the lives of citizens.
Learning Objective L: Explain how and why various groups responded to calls for the expansion of civil rights from 1960 to 1980.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC- 1
During and after World War II, civil rights activists and leaders, most notably Martin Luther King Jr., combated racial discrimination utilizing a variety of strategies, including legal challenges, direct action, and nonviolent protest tactics.
KC- 2
Continuing resistance slowed efforts at desegregation, sparking social and political unrest across the nation. Debates among civil rights activists over the efficacy of nonviolence increased after 1965.
THEMATIC FOCUS 2 Politics and Power (PCE)
Debates fostered by social and political groups about the role of government in
American social, political, and economic life shape government policy, institutions,
political parties, and the rights of citizens.
Learning Objective M: Explain the various ways in which the federal government responded to the calls for the expansion of civil rights.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC- 3
The three branches of the federal government used measures including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to promote greater racial equality.
KC- 4
A series of Supreme Court decisions expanded civil rights and individual liberties.
Details, details, details...
Social categories, roles, and practices are created, maintained, challenged, and
transformed throughout American history, shaping government policy, economic
systems, culture, and the lives of citizens.
Learning Objective L: Explain how and why various groups responded to calls for the expansion of civil rights from 1960 to 1980.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC- 1
During and after World War II, civil rights activists and leaders, most notably Martin Luther King Jr., combated racial discrimination utilizing a variety of strategies, including legal challenges, direct action, and nonviolent protest tactics.
KC- 2
Continuing resistance slowed efforts at desegregation, sparking social and political unrest across the nation. Debates among civil rights activists over the efficacy of nonviolence increased after 1965.
THEMATIC FOCUS 2 Politics and Power (PCE)
Debates fostered by social and political groups about the role of government in
American social, political, and economic life shape government policy, institutions,
political parties, and the rights of citizens.
Learning Objective M: Explain the various ways in which the federal government responded to the calls for the expansion of civil rights.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC- 3
The three branches of the federal government used measures including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to promote greater racial equality.
KC- 4
A series of Supreme Court decisions expanded civil rights and individual liberties.
Details, details, details...
