What various strategies were adopted by civil rights leaders?

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What various strategies were adopted by civil rights leaders?

Textbook is as follows: Foner, E., Give Me Liberty: An American History, 4th Edition, W. W. Norton & Company

 

Using the textbook and the following resources, trace the development of the Civil Rights Movement from the Brown v. Board decision to the Black Power Movement. Make sure to present a thesis at the beginning of your essay:

http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/index.html

http://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/civil-rights-movement/essays/civil-rights-movement-major-events-and-legacies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1955%E2%80%931968)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Power

Address the following questions in your essay:

· What various strategies were adopted by civil rights leaders?

· How did civil rights activists bring the movement to national attention?

· Why was the federal government reluctant to fully support the movement?

· What role did the federal government eventually play in the movement?

· What successes were achieved?

· Why did the movement eventually lose momentum?

Essay should be minimum of 700 words. Use MLA style for use of sources and citations.

Grade Criteria:

FOCUS: The essay makes a clear and effective statement (the thesis) about the Civil Rights Movement. /10

DEVELOPMENT: The essay fully discusses all questions about the Civil Rights Movement. /40

HISTORICAL ANALYSIS: Points of are placed in historical context of the time specific time they occurred. /30

COHERENCE: The essay is organized logically. points are clear and uses quotes, paraphrases and citations appropriately.  /10

CORRECTNESS AND STYLE: The essay has few errors and is written in a readable style. /10


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