USA - A Divided Union: Sit-ins and Freedom Rides

PowerPoint (with 4 slides) and two word documents that examine the Sit-in Movement (1960) and Freedom Rides (1961) within the context of the wider civil rights movement.

Activities include

• Starter activity in which pupils interpret a picture of the first sit in to understand what is going on and why.
• Reading, comprehension and comparison activity to establish the aims, tactics and extent of success, etc, of the two campaigns.
• Discussion to reach a judgment on which campaign was more significant in advancing the rights of Black people.
• Discussion of the changing tactics employed by the Sit-in Movement and Freedom Rides in comparison to the Montgomery Bus Boycott to establish an understanding of why these later tactics were more effective.

Designed for the teaching of Edexcel iGCSE History 4HI1 Paper 1 Depth Study 7 A Divided Union: civil rights in the USA, 1945-74.
Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace.

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