Civil+Rights+Movement+Tweets

Section 1 – Origins of the Civil Rights Movement

What "changes" were making the efforts of African Americans more successful than ever? (CA 813) Tweet – Well After WWII more i feel like americans began to see discrimation and rasism as evil and because of the rise of hitler and the holocaust more whites said that the USA was better then that and more blacks had money to fund this

What happened with the buses in Montgomery in 1955? (CA 815, video) Tweet – I heard a girl named rosa parks was arrested for not moving from her seat to the back of the bus and her cruch told everyone not to go on buses then after 13 months of walking car pooling and walking while haveing death threats and bombing the supreame court said the law was unconstitutional

What was the impact of the Montgomery Bus Boycott? (CA 816, video) Tweet – Well this first large scale protest for civil right everyone stopped riding the bus, and 1 it ended segration on busses 2 sclc (southern christian leadership conference) was formed to continue protests 3 it made dr martin luther king fameous

What happened in Little Rock in 1957, and what were the results of this event? (CA 817) Tweet – Us 9 kid were going to go to a white school but then the gov. said that couldn't but then the national government said we could and gave us guards by the end of the year only 1 girl was expelled and it deserved that bowl of chilling but it didn't work because then they closed the school

What was the "massive resistance" that developed in the South? (CA 816) Tweet – I cant believe this the massive resistance that mean who would support something that threatedend desegration in schools in little rock in 1957

What happened in Greensboro in 1960, and what were the results of this event? (CA 817) Tweet – So us 4 collage students sat at the bar in a restaurants and we were refused service so we stayed there till the got moved and at one point this happened in every southern states at one point and this was successful and Nashville was the first to desegregate I feel important

Provide a tweet describing SNCC. (CA 817) Tweet – Student Nonviolent Coordination Committy

Section 2 – Kennedy, Johnson, and Civil Rights

What happened on the Freedom Rides? (CA 818, video) Tweet – This May of 1961 wasn't looking good till the congress of racial equality planed planned the freedom riders to integrate the busses, the attack were brutal but we still won this September with the integration of all busses

Can you describe the "Children's Crusade" in Birmingham? (Project "C" in Birmingham, video) Tweet – 1000s of children people were tossing rocks and cans, then came fire hoses it push my brother down the street nearly, then those vicious dogs but freedom worth it

What was the impact of the Birmingham Protests in 1963? (CA 819-820, video) Tweet – After all this they finnally say no more segregated lunch rooms signs and even more jobs down town for people like me

What was the impact of the March on Washington? (CA 820, video) Tweet – The march made me feel like I was free or soon to be my mom says freedoms comeing and until now I didn't believe her, also having Kennedy on our side will help

What was the deal with the Civil Rights Act of 1964? (CA 820) Tweet – All theses laws seem the same except for this one I can tell this ones big, no more segragation of public places equal employment opportunity commission

What was Freedom Summer? (CA 821, Freedom Summer, video) Tweet – Thank you SNCC for helping me register to vote I know the pain and struggle it took to do this bombings beatings murders and arrests

Tweet about the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (CA 821) Tweet – Voting Rights Act is long over due making me be a good reader to vote and all that other stuff. But I'm just glad it's gone

Provide a tweet describing the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965. (video, video) Tweet – It was a long march from Selma to Montgomery our family went because my dad say all the blacks will vote for stupid sympathetic leaders at first it was violent crazy then with police regulation it got better

Describe what President Johnson did as a result of the Selma march. (The Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery, AL) Tweet –

Tweet about Johnson’s Great Society – how will it help the Movement? (CA 822) Tweet – Johnson’s Great Society is just what we need educated blacks taking all of our jobs I worked hard for mine and I ain't having a black women take it and now more people will support this movement, thing need to go back to the way they were

Tweet about the impact of the movement in the North, especially Chicago, in the later 1960s (CA 822, Chicago Freedom Movement). Tweet – Well king finnally came here to help us, I mean there's no legal segration but some neighbor hood are and some white men wont give me a job so but now people are mad more riots are happening

How is the Movement dividing in the later years of the 60s? (CA 822-823) Tweet – Some want it to be more violent some don't some think it needs to be more aggressive some less

Tweet about the ideas of Malcolm X. (CA 822, The Nation of Islam and Malcolm X) Tweet – Malcolm X is for the separation and I'm with him us black don't need to be = to whites because were better

What is the story with the Black Panthers? (The Black Panther Party) Tweet –