Civil Rights Essay

Using the textbook and the following resources, trace the development of the Civil Rights Movement from the Brown v. Board decision to the Black Power Movement. Make sure to present a thesis at the beginning of your essay:

http://www.watson.org/lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1955%E2%80%931968)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Power

Address the following questions in your essay:

· What various strategies were adopted by civil rights leaders?

·How did civil rights activists bring the movement to national attention?

· Why was the federal government reluctant to fully support the movement?

·What role did the federal government eventually play in the movement?

·What successes were achieved?

· Why did the movement eventually lose momentum?

Essay should be minimum of 700 words.

Grade Criteria:

FOCUS: The essay makes a statement (the thesis) about the Civil Rights Movement. /10

DEVELOPMENT: The essay analyzes several aspects of the Civil Rights Movement. /40

HISTORICAL ANALYSIS: Points of are placed in historical context of the time specific time they occurred. /30

COHERENCE: The essay is organized logically. /10

CORRECTNESS AND STYLE: The essay has few errors and is written in a readable style. /10