Topic: Desegregation of Armed Forces

You will need to write in complete sentences, proper English, etc. Write a bullet point.
★ PART 1-- you need to create an overview of your event. This should include (but not
necessarily in this order):
○ Who was involved--important people
○ When and where it took place
○ What happened at the event
○ Leaders of the event
■ The Civil Rights Movement was a movement composed of many individuals and not the
initiative of any single person or small group of people.
○ Groups that helped organize the event.
○ Why the event was important to the Civil Rights Movement.

Individually, you will each research and focus on one of the following four sections. This is
your contribution to the group project, so make sure you do your best on it.

Obstacles. Identify something that was an obstacle to the success of your event in the course of
the Civil Rights Movement.
a. Describe the complications this obstacle created for those involved in your event.
b. What were the reasons why they created the obstacle(s)?
2. Tactics. Identify a tactic (method) used during the struggle for Civil Rights and specifically your
event.
a. Explain the outcome of this tactic and whether it had a positive or negative impact on the success
of the CRM.

3. Connection to other movements. Choose a different social movement from before or after
your event that is connected to the Civil Rights Movement.
a. Using evidence from the text, explain how this movement is connected to your event and Civil
Rights Movement as a whole.

Connection to current events. Link your Civil Rights event to an event or concern that is
CURRENTLY in the news.
a. Discuss the similarities and why you think this is still a relevant event in the news over 50 years
later.