Format
This program looks at the Civil Rights Movement from the macro to the micro during the 1960s. Starting with John F. Kennedy's involvement from before his election as president through to his final trip to Texas in November 1963. Then the program shifts to look at the different Civil Rights Movements during the 1960s to understand the atmosphere and climate of activism. We will look at Black, Asian American, Indigenous, and Latin American activism primarily during the 1960s but will provide a bracket on either side to provide context and continuation of movements. Then the program will move forward into the micro looking at the activism in Dallas with the 28-day demonstration at Piccadilly Cafeteria. Before concluding with the continuing of President Kennedy's legacy by President Lyndon Johnson, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Senator Edward Kennedy.
Objectives
The participant will
a. Explore President Kennedy's involvement and growth in the Civil Rights Movement.
b. Explain the key aspects of the Black, Asian American, Indigenous, and Latin American Civil Rights Movements during the 1960s.
c. Describe President Kennedy's lasting legacy on the Civil Rights Movement after his death.
d. Explain the key details of the Piccadilly Cafeteria 28-day demonstration in Dallas, Texas.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
NSS-USH.5-12.9 Era 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s), Standard 3: Understands domestic policies after World War II
NSS-USH.5-12.9 Era 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s), Standard 4: Understands the struggle for racial and gender equality and the extension of civil liberties.
NSS-USH.9-12.10 Era 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the Present), Standard 2: Understands economic, social, and cultural developments in contemporary United States.
State Standards
Texas
Social Studies - U.S. History Since 1877
113.41.d.2.B. Explain the significance of the following years as turning points: 1898 (Spanish American War), 1914-1918 (World War I), 1929 (the Great Depression begins), 1939-1945 (World War II), 1957 (Sputnik launch ignites U.S.-Soviet space race), 1968 (Martin Luther King Jr. assassination), 1969 (U.S. lands on the moon), 1991 (Cold War ends), 2001 (terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon), and 2008 (election of first black president, Barack Obama).
d.7.C. Analyze major issues of World War II, including the Holocaust, the internment of Japanese Americans as a result of Executive order 9066, and the development of atomic weapons.
d.9. The student understands the impact of the American civil rights movement.
d.17.C. Describe the economic impact of defense spending on the business cycle and education priorities from 1945 to the 1990s.
d.17.D. Identify the actions and outcomes of government policies intended to create economic opportunities for citizens such as the Great Society, affirmative action, and Title IX.
d.18.B/ Explain constitutional issues raised by federal government policy changes during times of significant events, including World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, the 1960s, and September 11, 2001.
d.20.B. Explain why landmark constitutional amendments have been proposed and ratified from 1877 to the present.
d.25.B. Describe the Americanization movement to assimilate immigrants and American Indians into American culture.