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What does the story of Emmett Till tell us about the challenges facing the Civil Rights campaign in the southern states of America?

How did civil rights How did civil rights campaigns develop campaigns develop between 1955 and between 1955 and

1962?1962?To identify reasons for early civil To identify reasons for early civil

rights successesrights successesCompare similarities & Compare similarities &

differences between differences between landmark landmark test casestest cases

Aims

Your taskYour task

Study the information on Emmett Study the information on Emmett Till & Autherine Lucy on p.61 and Till & Autherine Lucy on p.61 and list the reasons why these two cases list the reasons why these two cases are so significant.are so significant.

Emmett Till with his mother Autherine Lucy with Thurgood Marshall

Significance of Till & Significance of Till & Lucy casesLucy cases

Media interest – trial & funeral of Till Media interest – trial & funeral of Till with open casket; expulsion of 1with open casket; expulsion of 1stst black black studentstudent

Legal prosecution - 1Legal prosecution - 1stst time whites had time whites had been accused of murder of a black; Lucy been accused of murder of a black; Lucy to Alabama University to federal courtto Alabama University to federal court

Lack of presidential intervention - Lack of presidential intervention - President Eisenhower didn’t comment on President Eisenhower didn’t comment on either case, in contrast with Trumaneither case, in contrast with Truman

Your taskYour task

Read p.62 and note down what was Read p.62 and note down what was helping civil rights advance and helping civil rights advance and what was limiting themwhat was limiting them

Students at Alabama University, burning desegregation literature

Help & hindranceHelp & hindrance Presidential interventions – e.g. Truman, Presidential interventions – e.g. Truman,

e.g. ‘To Secure These Rights’ (1947)e.g. ‘To Secure These Rights’ (1947) Key legal rulings against segregation in Key legal rulings against segregation in

housing, interstate railroads and education, housing, interstate railroads and education, e.g. Brown (1954) & Brown II (1955)e.g. Brown (1954) & Brown II (1955)

Supreme court support, e.g. Earl WarrenSupreme court support, e.g. Earl Warren Growth of NAACPGrowth of NAACP Key individuals, e.g. Lucy & Rosa ParksKey individuals, e.g. Lucy & Rosa Parks BUTBUT lack of Congressional support & lack lack of Congressional support & lack

of support from Eisenhowerof support from Eisenhower

Study the events and impact of Study the events and impact of Brown (1954 & 5), Montgomery Bus Brown (1954 & 5), Montgomery Bus Boycott (1956) & Little Rock (1957) Boycott (1956) & Little Rock (1957) (p.63-66 & 69-71). What similarities (p.63-66 & 69-71). What similarities & differences do you notice between & differences do you notice between the cases?the cases?

Extension taskExtension task

Conduct some further research on Conduct some further research on Rosa Parks. Read p. 66-8 and list Rosa Parks. Read p. 66-8 and list reasons why she is the best reasons why she is the best remembered female campaigner in remembered female campaigner in the civil rights movement. Does she the civil rights movement. Does she deserve this title?deserve this title?

PlenaryPlenary

What was significant about the What was significant about the Emmett Till and Autherine Lucy Emmett Till and Autherine Lucy cases?cases?

Give 3 similarities & 3 differences Give 3 similarities & 3 differences between the early landmark test between the early landmark test cases of the civil rights movement.cases of the civil rights movement.

HomeworkHomework

Study p.56-62 & p. 70-6 and Study p.56-62 & p. 70-6 and complete a scales chart weighing up complete a scales chart weighing up evidence that Eisenhower took evidence that Eisenhower took positive steps to advance civil rights positive steps to advance civil rights and evidence he did little.and evidence he did little.

What factors influenced What factors influenced Eisenhower’s decisions?Eisenhower’s decisions?