Alabama Social Studies SS24.US2.10c
The Standard
- SS24.US2.10
- Evaluate the influence of events, organizations, and individual actions on the expansion of the Civil Rights Movement nationally.
Compare and contrast the actions and philosophies of key civil rights leaders and organizations, including Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students compare what civil rights leaders and groups wanted and how they tried to get it. They use speeches and campaign records to explain where their goals and tactics matched or differed.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain how King used nonviolent protest to press for change and how Malcolm X argued for Black self-determination and self-defense. They can also compare groups such as the SCLC, SNCC, and NAACP using specific actions.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think King only gave speeches, rather than organizing protests. They may think Malcolm X rejected voting or held the same views throughout his life.
How to Assess It
- Ask students to write three sentences comparing King's Birmingham campaign with Malcolm X's 1964 speech, “The Ballot or the Bullet.” Require one shared goal, one difference in tactics, and a fact from each source.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs cards for the Birmingham campaign, Freedom Summer, Brown v. Board, and Malcolm X's 1964 speech; sort them by tactic.
Read short excerpts from King's Birmingham jail letter and Malcolm X's 1964 speech, then write where each saw a need for pressure.
Play a matching game with leader, group, action, and goal cards, then have students explain one match aloud.
Find a local school board agenda item and compare how public comments and a formal complaint seek change through different methods.
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- SS24.AS.16c
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- SS24.US2.10
Evaluate the influence of events, organizations, and individual actions on the expansion of the Civil Rights Movement nationally.
- SS24.US2.10b
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Outline key events and campaigns of the Civil Rights Movement and identify significant organizations and their contributions within the Movement.
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