Standard:
SSUSH22 The student will identify dimensions of the Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1970. 
b. Identify Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball. 
c. Explain Brown v. Board of Education and efforts to resist the decision. 
d. Describe the significance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail and his I Have a Dream Speech. 
e. Describe the causes and consequences of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
SSUSH24 The student will analyze the impact of social change movements and organizations of the 1960s. 
a. Compare and contrast the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) tactics; include sit-ins, freedom rides, and changing composition.

Unit 7&8 Journal 2

Essential Question –What were the components that made up the Civil Rights Movement in the 50’s and 60’s?
This journal has four components; please complete all four components to receive full credit for this journal.



Journal Entry 2A
Titled: “I Have A Dream by Martin Luther King Jr.(Primary Source: Speech)” 


  • On August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 people took part in a march on Washington, D.C., in support of the civil rights bill. As you read this part of the speech that Dr. King delivered that day, think about his dream and whether it has come true. 
  • Completely answer all of the discussion questions to analyze the speech. 
Journal Entry 2B 
Titled: “Jackie Robinson Driven to Break Barriers (Mini Bio)” 


  • “There were [in 1949] other blacks in baseball—and we suffered much abuse ourselves—but [Jackie] was still the man who integrated baseball, and he lived under more pressure than any human being I met in my life (and that includes Martin Luther King, Jr.).”—former Dodger teammate Don Newcombe (1994).
  • Complete the critical thinking discussion questions about the life and struggles of Jackie Robinson.
Journal Entry 2C
Titled: “Triumphs of the Crusade (Time Line)”


  • As you read the timeline, answer questions about important events in the civil rights movement.
Journal Entry 2D
Titled: “Taking on Segregation (Time Line)” 


  • As you read this section, take notes to answer the questions about the time line. 
  • On the back of this paper, explain Fannie Lou Hamer’s role in the civil rights movement.