involved and had experiences in the Deep South In 1962 SNCC sent hundreds of activists to This would lay the groundwork for the South to register voters the Mississippi Summer Project (Freedom Summer) as SNCC knew it needed to bring national attention to the low voter registration rates in Mississippi in April 1963 Protestors boycotted local department Even after being careful of “depriving stores and a street march by hundreds the protestors of a newsworthy of worshippers from the Sixteenth use of dogs and event,” Bull Connor’s Street Baptist Church [in fire hoses made the nightly news; Birmingham, Alabama]. of uniformed men “television images attacking nonviolent children This event triggered mass outrage.” the as the United States “turned tide” was internationally embarrassed and more of importantly, “hundreds thousands of previously hesitant African Americans across the nation joined the movement.” in the summer of 1964 hundreds of northern students fanned Three young activists were murdered out across the South, particularly -- the message “These acts broadcast Mississippi, during the Freedom that some segregationists were Summer to register African American prepared to use any means necessary” voters and not only increased more national attention but also pushed more people to join the movement. On August 28, 1963 a quarter of a million people gathered Although the original speech of at the Lincoln Memorial in Lewis was never read, SNCC’s John Washington, D.C. for the March on from atop the “cameras strung Washington for Freedom and Jobs Washington Monument captured the – was scheduled to length and breadth of the protest SNCC’s John Lewis speak [and asked to tone down his beneath. The images of a sprawling, speech by movement elders and the racially integrated crowd assembled Kennedy administration] peacefully on the Mall were March on unprecedented.” “The Washington brought African Americans and whites together as never and before” “galvanized individuals of all backgrounds.” TEACHER KEY Paragraph Frame for Writing Focus Question: How did the actions of student activists build momentum within the black freedom struggle?
involved and had experiences in the Deep South In 1962 SNCC sent hundreds of activists to the South to register voters This would lay the groundwork for the Mississippi Summer Project (Freedom Summer) as SNCC knew it needed to bring national attention to the low voter registration rates in Mississippi in April 1963 Protestors boycotted local department stores and a street march by hundreds of worshippers from the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church [in Birmingham, Alabama]. Even after being careful of “depriving the protestors of a newsworthy event,” Bull Connor’s use of dogs and fire hoses made the nightly news; “television images of uniformed men attacking nonviolent children triggered mass outrage.” This event “turned the tide” as the United States was internationally embarrassed and more importantly, “hundreds of thousands of previously hesitant African Americans across the nation joined the movement.” in the summer of 1964 hundreds of northern students fanned out across the South, particularly Mississippi, during the Freedom Summer to register African American voters Three young activists were murdered -- “These acts broadcast the message that some segregationists were prepared to use any means necessary” and not only increased more national attention but also pushed more people to join the movement. On August 28, 1963 a quarter of a million people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. for the March on Washington for Freedom and Jobs – SNCC’s John Lewis was scheduled to speak [and asked to tone down his speech by movement elders and the Kennedy administration] Although the original speech of SNCC’s John Lewis was never read, “cameras strung from atop the Washington Monument captured the length and breadth of the protest beneath. The images of a sprawling, racially integrated crowd assembled peacefully on the Mall were unprecedented.” “The March on Washington brought African Americans and whites together as never before” and “galvanized individuals of all backgrounds.” TEACHER KEY Paragraph Frame for Writing Focus Question: How did the actions of student activists build momentum within the black freedom struggle?