March on Washington

Note: This assignment is for students who were absent from class on Thursday!

While you were out, we discussed the “Prologue” chapter to the reading. What surprised you in reading this introduction? What are your own associations for the Civil Rights Movement? We also watched the following three clips in class, which you should make up at home with an internet connection.

Please shoot me a very brief email just to let me know that you were able to access the clips. Include a couple of short “takeaways” from the viewing (a question or connection, something you learned or that surprised you, etc).

The Eyes on the Prize videos are a great resource for American history research or just general interest, by the way – you can get whole episodes at the public library.

Caution: The PBS links don't seem totally stable. If you are taken to the main page of the episode, just click on the "Video" tab. If you are taken to the main page of the series, follow the links to the "Project 'C'" and "March on Washington" episodes -- you can go by episode or you can follow the links to the Video Index. But hopefully it'll take you where you need to go! Ugh!

Video #1: Project “C” in Birmingham
Click here to access the show’s video page and watch the short clip of Bull Connor(1:44m).

Video #2: The March on Washington
Click here to access the show’s video page; watch the first clip about getting ready for the March (3:08m).

Video #3: “I Have a Dream”
Click here to go to the American Rhetoric page on the speech popularly known as “I Have a Dream.” Scroll down to find the video version. Try to make the time to watch the entire speech; King’s oratory style is something you do not want to miss (17:02m).

Note: If you can't get the video from American Rhetoric (I could at school yesterday, but can't today ... argh) then just do a quick search on YouTube, or listen to the audio that is available.