Martin Luther King and Malcom X readings

Please read the following documents and take notes on them.


I Have a Dream

Interview with Malcom X

Message to the Grassroots

The Power of Non-violence

The Bullet or Ballot

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Nonviolence: The Only Road to Freedom

Malcolm X speeches

Homework May 21

Please comment on the last part of the movie.

Homework May 20

Please comment on the part of the movie we watched today. Also please continue to work on your projects.

Homework May 19

Please comment on the first part of the movie that we watched today. You can also react to the comments by your peers. You should also be starting to work on the second part of the Civil Rights Project.

Homework May 16

Read the following sources.

Fact or Fiction

Edgar Ray Killen

Homework May 12

In your textbook read pp. 698 - 703 and 714 - 717.

Paper

You have a paper due on Monday, April 27. The question you are answering is: Why did the United States lose the Vietnam War? It should be a five paragraph essay. It should have a thesis statement and each body paragraph should have two pieces of evidence. You can use If I Die in a Combat Zone, the readings I gave you, the video and any other source you want. Below is the link for the video.


Vietnam Video

Homework April 2

1. Read Packet # 1
2. Read 664-674 until "The Cold War at Home."

Hobo Story Comments

Please post your comments here on the hobo stories from your group.

Homework Feb. 14

1. Read pp. 624-635 in your textbook. You should finish this by Thursday.
2. Final draft of your Hobo story.

Homework 2/12

1. In your textbook read pp. 619-624.
2. Finish the rough draft of your Hobo story.
3. Start work on your project.

Homework 2/6

1. Read pp. 614 - 618 in your textbook.

Hobo Project Links

First Hand Accounts

Riding the Rails Video

Images of the Dustbowl

Primary Source on Riding the Rails

Other Voices from the Depression

Breadline Primary Source

National Heritage Museum Exhibit

Seminar Reminder

A reminder that you will have a seminar tomorrow on the question: Was reconstruction successful?

Please be ready to use evidence to support your points.


Here is the link for the video:

Reconstruction Video

Homework January 17

Work on your wiki project. Here is the link for the wiki: Wiki

Homework January 16

Read pp. 366-372 in your textbook.