Who is this man? For what is he famous?

Learning Outcomes
Content: You will learn what Martin Luther King is famous for, what is meant by Civil Rights and how people campaigned for rights during the 1960s in America. Process: You will learn this by listening to the I have a dream speech, watching a short presentation and creating some Freeze Frames in groups. Benefit: This week is all about the East meeting the West. Some people may think that life in the West is easy in comparison to the East, and so this workshop is designed to give you a short (but important) insight into the lives of black people in America during the 1960s.

I have a dream
Martin Luther King Jr. (19291968) gave his "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. I have a Dream is considered to be one of the most famous speeches of all time. Listen to the speech and complete the speech bubbles on your worksheet.

 The issue of Civil Rights stems back to the days of slavery, when thousands of black Africans were taken from their homes and transported to America where they were sold as slaves. This meant that people in America saw black people as inferior to them because they had bought them like objects. When slavery was abolished in 1865 under the thirteenth amendment, black people still found that they were treated as second class citizens. This racist attitude was especially evident in the Southern States where black people were segregated (separated) from White people.

Civil Rights in America

Civil Rights in America

Despite campaigns during the 1920s, Black people were still unequal to White people. Therefore, during the 1960s a Civil Rights movement developed. Civil Rights means that you have freedom and you are equal to everyone else. Rosa Parks, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King have all became symbols of this period for the work they did in campaigning for Civil Rights.

Freeze Frames
There were different ways that people protested about Civil Rights in America. Freeze Frame Instructions:
You will find out about one of these methods by working in a group of either 7 or 8. You will be given an information card, which you need to read carefully and then design a freeze frame (using yourselves) to illustrate the method used to campaign for Civil Rights. You have 10 minutes to decide and create your freeze frame, after which we will show them to the class who has to guess the method from the list on the following slide. Be prepared to explain your freeze frame if the group cant guess accurately!

What was the most effective method for campaigning for Civil Rights?
Be prepared to justify your choice!