Civil Rights, Rebellion, and Reaction

U.S. History II
Final Exam Project
Topic: Civil Rights, Rebellion, and Reaction
Due via email no later than 11:59pm, Friday, December 16
Write an essay (5-7 pages) on American Life and Society during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, focusing
on civil rights, rebellion, and reaction. Your essay must include a discussion of 15 of the following
terms below. In other words, your essay must explain how 15 of the following terms fit into the
story of the civil rights era. You must write one continuous essay that includes a brief
discussion of 15 of the following terms. Use information from Chapters 26, 27, and 28.
“Separate but Equal” The Black Panther Party
Brown v. Board of Education Civil Rights Act (1964)
Massive Resistance Voting Rights Act (1965)
The Montgomery Bus Boycott Anti-War protests
Non-Violent Civil Disobedience Women’s Movement
SCLC Latino Rights
Sit-Ins “Red Power”
SNCC Affirmative Action
March on Washington Conservative Backlash
Black Power Movement The Southern Strategy
*In your textbook, your author notes that the “most important developments in domestic life during
the sixties occurred in civil rights (Shi, p. 1197).” You are basically writing an essay that explores
the issue of civil rights and civil rights-related activities during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.