Analyze Civil Rights Movement 1954-1968 as multi-leader Black Freedom Struggle: Brown 1954 + Emmett Till 1955 + Montgomery 1955-56 + Little Rock 1957 + sit-ins + Freedom Rides + March on Washington 1963 + Birmingham + Selma + Voting Rights Act 1965 + MLK assassination — centering Ella Baker + Bayard Rustin + Fannie Lou Hamer + Bob Moses + Diane Nash + Septima Clark per Hall 2005
Exercise Difficulty 5 ~18 min hist.g8.s.ex_32

Essay

Prompt

In 4-5 paragraphs apply Hall 2005 Long Civil Rights Movement framework refusing 'MLK-only' framing. Write 3-VOICE essay centering: (1) Ella Baker April 1960 'More Than a Hamburger'; (2) Fannie Lou Hamer DNC Aug 22 1964 testimony; (3) Bayard Rustin as MoW Aug 28 1963 organizer. Apply Q10 + Q11 + Q12 (current Shelby v. Holder 2013 voting-access struggles).

How it's presented
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Answer criteria
type essay rubric
criteria
  1. 3 voices centered
  2. Refuses MLK-only framing
  3. Cites Hall 2005 + Theoharis 2013
  4. Cites primary sources for each leader
  5. Applies Q10 + Q11 + Q12
  6. Names Shelby 2013 contraction
  7. ≥5 sources
Hints
  1. Hamer 1964 testimony broadcast despite LBJ bump attempt.
  2. Baker founded SNCC independent of SCLC per Ransby 2003.
Misconceptions to watch
  • MLK-only framing
  • Forgetting Shelby 2013 contraction
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