| Background
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 21, is celebrated
by Americans each year to remember and recognize the
life and work of the man. Martin Luther King Jr., however,
represents far more than the contributions of a single
individual. He is the symbol of a movement that included
varied organizations and wide support. Understanding
the broad and diverse involvement in the civil rights
movement is an important way of honoring both the man
and his cause. Using the classroom as an historical
laboratory, students can use primary sources to research,
read, evaluate, and understand the goals of the Congress
of Racial Equality (CORE), the Mississippi Freedom Summer
Project, and the murder of three CORE volunteers, James
Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner.
Objectives
- Students will examine primary documents and factual
references to analyze the history of CORE and the
Mississippi Freedom Summer Project.
- Students will be able to identify the major events
in the civil rights movement.
- Students will be engaged in historical research
and the critical analysis of events that occurred
during the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
- Students will be able to examine the effects of
Reconstruction and Supreme Court decisions on the
civil rights movement of the 1960s.
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