3/22 & 3/25 Class Update

On Friday, we talked about the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act.

Today, we talked about the Black Panther's Ten Point Program.

3/19 - 3/20 Class Update

Yesterday, we didn't have class due to a snow day.

Today, we listened to speeches by Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

3/15 & 3/18 Class Update

On Friday, we were put into groups to read documents and begin answering questions about Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X's plans for the future of black Americans.

Today, we finished answering the questions from Friday.

3/13 - 3/14 Class Update

Yesterday, for the first part of class, we talked about Twitter, blocked websites, and Mr. Boyle's lack of utilizing Instagram. After lunch, we took PowerPoint notes on sit-ins and Mr. Boyle tried to find a video but wasn't able to.

Today, we took PowerPoint notes and watched a video on Freedom Rides.

Ps- pretty sure my time stamps are all messed up, considering it's 4:26 on Thursday, not 1:10 on Wednesday.

3/8 & 3/11 Class Update

On Friday, we didn't have class because school was canceled.

Today, we talked about segregation in schools today and were given relatively recent articles about it.

Tommie Smith Desktop Documentary

3/6 - 3/7 Class Update

Yesterday, we watched a video on the murder of Emmett Till and answered questions about the movie. His murder was the spark of the Civil Rights movement by creating anger in African-Americans and white Northerners, which encouraged them to make sure Emmett Till's fate didn't happen to anyone else.

Today, we learned about the Montgomery Bus Boycott and why it was successful. We read five different sources to find reasons why it was successful.