Media Project

[Audio] Media Project Tamber Flowers and T'zyriah Barrett.

[Audio] T'zyriah Barrett  Slides 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 Tamber Flowers  Slides 4, 5, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 ,24.

[Audio] What is the Civil Right's Movement? The civil rights movement was a period in which African Americans had a desire for equality and freedom through the 1950's-1960's. Laws such as the Jim Crow laws, Black Codes, along with years of discrimination, racism and white supremacy. These laws were key points in history that lead up to the civil rights movement..

[Audio] What were the 2 types of protests that were taking place during the Civil Right's movement? During the civil rights movement African Americans used different methods and tactics to spread awareness and gain attention from the government. These methods and tactics were categorized as passive or militant activism.

[Audio] What is a passive activism? Passive activism is the non-violent approach of protesting. Passive activism was influenced by many historians during the civil right's movement. Those historians that believed in passive activism, believed that blatant violence wasn't the answer, they believed that you could not fight fire with fire. Passive activisms that were used during the civil rights movement Sit-Ins Boycotts Protest Marches Freedom Rides.

[Audio] Historians & Organizations that Encouraged Passive Activism.

[Audio] SNCC SNCC stands for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. SNCC was founded in the early 1960s by a group of college students. This organization conducted multiple nonviolent protesting events, one of those events being the Freedom Rides in 1961. SNCC had to face multiple aggressive acts from the KKK and law enforcement..

[Audio] NAACP NAACP stands for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The NAACP was founded in 1908 following a deadly riot in Springfield. The NAACP's goal was to secure the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments for every citizen in the United States and eliminating racial prejudice as a whole..

[Audio] CORE CORE stands for Congress of Racial Equality. CORE was founded in 1942 by black and white college students in Chicago. CORE believed in nonviolent protests, so they conducted sit ins, marches, along with several other forms of nonviolence. An example of CORE's advocacy for equality would be when they organized the Journey of Reconciliation to investigate rulings against segregation in interstate travel..

[Audio] Booker T. Washington Booker T. Washington was born April 5th, 1856, in Franklin County, Virginia. Washington later died November 14th, 1915, in Tuskegee, Alabama. Washington believed in he could cause reconstruction in society for Black people through education in crafts and industrial skills. Washington influence the black community to steer away from the efforts for quality, which means accepting segregation and discrimination. Washington's message eventually ends in equal citizenships for African Americans..

[Audio] Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr was born January 15th , 1929 in Atlanta Georgia. King later died on April 4th in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. King believed in the nonviolent approach to racial discrimination. King was the head of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), which promotes nonviolent tactics. King conducted/participated in multiple popular marches and gave multiple inspirational speeches. King is known for his "I have a dream" speech, and in it he expresses his dream for equality as a black man..

[Audio] Rosa Parks Rosa Parks. maiden name Rosa McCauley, was boring on February 4th in 1914 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Parks later died on October 24th, 2005, in Detroit, Michigan. Parks was the secretary of the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP. Parks is known for her actions of not giving up her seat on a public transportation bus. Causing the "Montgomery Boycott, which led to public transportation integrating..

[Audio] Jim Lawson James Morris Lawson Jr, aka Jim Lawson was born September 22nd in 1928 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Lawson believed in the nonviolent approaches to racial injustices against black people. Lawson participated in sit-ins in Greensboro, North Carolina, leading to the desegregation of some lunch counters. Lawson acted as a mentor to the Nashville Student Movement and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and a pastor in Los Angeles for over 20 years. Lawson was also a member of Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) and Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)..

[Audio] What is Militant Activism? Militant activism is the violent/ more aggressive approach to protesting. Many historical figures influenced this sort of protesting. Those who believe in militant activism believe that violence is the answer, and that if we fight fire with additional fire, then actually make the changes..

[Audio] Historians/Organizations that encourages militant activism.

[Audio] Black Panther The Black Panthers party was founded in October 1996 in Oakland, California by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. The Black Panthers has the idea of black nationalism, socialism and armed self-defense, particularly against police brutally. Even though the black Panther party supported violence, Black Panther party sponsored schools, legal aid offices, clothing distribution, local transportation, and health clinics and sickle-cell testing centers in several cities. These activities provided concrete aid to low-income communities and drew support for the Panthers..

[Audio] Citizen Council The Citizen Council was formed on July 11, 1954. The Citizen Council drew a whiter middle-class and upper-class members than the KKK with about 60,000 members across the Southern United States . As well as using violence The Citizen Council also used economical, social and political pressure to oppress African Americans and anybody who stood with them..

[Audio] John Lewis John Lewis was born February 21, 1940, in Troy, Alabama and died July 17, 2020. John Lewis was a civil rights leader and was best known for leading the "Bloody Sunday" march in 1965. John Lewis also attended a segregated schools and was told by his parents to not challenge the Jim Crow laws in the south but, was inspired as a teen from civil right activist and decided from their that he wanted to be one as well..

[Audio] Ku Klux Klan The Ku Klux Klan was founded on December 24, 1868, in Pulaski, Tennessee. The KU Klux Klan extended to almost every southern state by 1870. The Ku Klux Klan used terror and violence to Blacks but as well as white republic leaders because republicans pushed for more African American equality and freedom. The Ku Klux Klan wanted to keep the white supremacy strong as well as making it stronger. The Ku Klux Klan also targeted people part of the LGBTQ and immigrants..

[Audio] Malcom X Malcom X was born in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19, 1925, and was assassinated on February 21, 1965. Malcom X was a minster, a leader in the civil rights movement and a supporter of black nationalism. Malcolm urged Black Americans to protect themselves against white aggression by any means necessary. Malcolm also felt like other civil rights activist like Martin Luther King didn't do enough for the community or protected women and child from the violence during the civil war..

[Audio] W.E.B DuBois W.E.B DuBois was born on February 23, 1886, in Barrington, Massachusetts and died on August 27, 1963, in Accra, Ghana. W.E.B. DuBois was an African American sociologist, author, editor and activist who an important key factor during the first half of the 20th century. W.E.B. DuBois played a part in the creation NAACP in the 1909. W.E.D DuBois also has a collection of essays "The Souls od Black Folk" where he demand for equality and was seen as a landmark of African American literature..

[Audio] Which activism was more successful during the civil rights movement? During the civil rights movement passive protest were more successful because passive protests gain more awareness and attention from the government. Passive protests also allowed bystanders to see that African Americans meant no harm and was just wanted without using violence..

Citations (Passive). SNCC “The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).” National Archives and Records Administration, June 17, 2022. https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/black-power/sncc#:~:text=SNCC%20participated%20in%20several%20major,travel%20could%20not%20be%20segregated. SNCC Picture Changa , Anoa. SNCC reflects on 60 years of multigenerational organizing. June 16, 2020. Prism. https://prismreports.org/2020/06/16/sncc-reflects-on-years-of-multigenerational-organizing/. The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. History Teaching Institute . Accessed November 9, 2023. https://hti.osu.edu/history-lesson-plans/united-states-history/civil-rights-movement. NAACP “Our History.” NAACP, May 11, 2021. https://naacp.org/about/our-history#:~:text=The%20NAACP%20works%20to%20remove,of%20the%20American%20Bar%20Association. NAACP Pictures.

About John Lewis Wallenfeldt, Jeff. “John Lewis.” Encyclopædia Britannica, October 30, 2023. https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Lewis-American-civil-rights-leader-and-politician. Pictures * John Lewis, apostle of ‘Beloved Community.’ 1964. Photograph. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. About W.E.B DuBois Rubwick, Elliott. “W.E.B. Du Bois.” Encyclopædia Britannica, October 10, 2023. https://www.britannica.com/biography/W-E-B-Du-Bois. “W. E. B. Du Bois and the NAACP.” Virginia Museum of History & Culture, 2023. https://virginiahistory.org/learn/civil-rights-movement-virginia/w-e-b-du-bois-and-naacp. Picture “W. E. B. Du Bois and the NAACP.” Virginia Museum of History & Culture, 2023. https://virginiahistory.org/learn/civil-rights-movement-virginia/w-e-b-du-bois-and-naacp..