Mrs. Amber Butler
Leo Jr./Sr. High School
Leo, Indiana
October 18, 2015
Introduction
This fictional novel takes place in 1963. To help you understand the historical background of our country in the South during that time, you will complete a webquest of what life was like in the South in the 1960s. Understanding the major events that led up to 1963, and post-1963 will provide historical insight regarding the point of view this story is told from.
Task
Your task is to travel back into time to discover what life was like in the South in the 1960's. You will navigate through different websites, read various information about this time period, and watch the video in the introduction to locate your answers. Then, you will answer questions for the scavenger hunt. You will submit your answers to the questions in complete sentences, restating the question for each answer. Submit your answers to canvas under the assignment, "The Watson's go to Birmingham WebQuest."
Process
1960s Scavenger Hunt
1. What was life like during the 1960's (3 sentence minimum)
http://www.history.com/topics/1960s
2. Who was the attorney (lawyer) that helpted to win the case of Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka in 1954?
https://www.brainpop.com/partners/macmillanmh/brownvsboe.html
3. In 1955 a 14-year old boy from Chicago was beaten and shot to death. What was his name? Why did the people who murdered him target him?
http://www.biography.com/people/emmett-till-507515
4. In 1965 people marched from Selma to Montgomery. What was the date of the march? Why did it become known as "Bloody Sunday?" This march helped to pass which "act?"
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/3/8/bloody_sunday_thousands_mark_anniversary_of
5.Follow the link to a site dedicated to 1960s music. This site shows the music of the 60s divided into 5 genres. List those 5 categories. Name 2 popular songs and their artists from 1963.
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/60smusic.html
6.Sports and the Civil Rights Movement. Search the page that documents athletes and their accomplishments during the civil rights movement.What sport did Wilma Rudolph participate in? Who was “the other man who integrated baseball?"
http://www.sportsinblackandwhite.com/category/the-people-of-the-movement/athletes/
7. Why was Birmingham so important?
8. What was gained at Birmingham? State two results/actions.
9. What event in 1960 triggered similar nonviolent protests in the South against segregation?
10. In 1963, what tragic event that was shown on television was instrumental in gaining sympathy for the civil rights movement?
11. What tragic event in Birmingham in 1963, killed four little girls?
http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1997/mlk/links.html
12. Who was responsible for the bombing of the church?
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/birmingham-church-bombing
Visit the powerful days in black and white website, and click on each word to view the images.
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/moore/mooreIndex.shtml?CID=go&idhbx=civilrights
Evaluation
You will be evaluated on your ability to navigate through the educational resources to answer all questions on the scavenger hunt. Make sure you restate each question, and answer in complete sentences. You will submit your answers to canvas in the assignment box labeled, "The Watsons go to Birmingham WebQuest."