Scribd
Upload
15 views3 pages

Impact of Sit-ins and Freedom Rides

The document discusses the Civil Rights Movement topics of sit-ins and freedom rides. It describes how the author chose to research these topics and narrowed their focus. They conducted research at the local library and online, finding firsthand accounts that helped them understand the experiences of participants. To present their findings, the author created a website organized into sections on sit-ins and freedom rides, with subsections and a section on impact. The website allowed the author to be creative while clearly organizing the information. The topics related to the National History Day theme of rights and responsibilities in history by showing how non-violent protest was used to demonstrate dissatisfaction with unequal treatment of African Americans.

Uploaded by

drewturney
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
15 views3 pages

Impact of Sit-ins and Freedom Rides

The document discusses the Civil Rights Movement topics of sit-ins and freedom rides. It describes how the author chose to research these topics and narrowed their focus. They conducted research at the local library and online, finding firsthand accounts that helped them understand the experiences of participants. To present their findings, the author created a website organized into sections on sit-ins and freedom rides, with subsections and a section on impact. The website allowed the author to be creative while clearly organizing the information. The topics related to the National History Day theme of rights and responsibilities in history by showing how non-violent protest was used to demonstrate dissatisfaction with unequal treatment of African Americans.

Uploaded by

drewturney
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

The Civil Rights Movement: Sit-ins and Freedom Rides their influence on America

Drew Turney unior Division !ndividual "e#site

!$ve always #een interested in the Civil Rights Movement% Since the Civil Rights Movement is such a #ig su#&ect' ! (new that ! needed to narrow my to)ic% ! chose to narrow it down to Sit-ins and Freedom Rides and their im)act% ! chose this to)ic #ecause ! already had a good understanding of what Sit-ins were a#out #ecause of the Sit-in held at McCrory$s here in Roc( *ill% ! was not that (nowledgea#le though of Freedom Rides% This created a challenge for me% ! #egan my research at the +or( County ,i#rary% ! was a#le to find many informative #oo(s on Freedom Rides and Sit-ins% The ,i#rary did not have though all of the information ! needed% ! (new that ! needed to #e sure to include a variety of sources so that ! was a#le to conduct a more thorough research% The ne-t )art of my research was conducted from home% ! found a lot of research online% ! was a#le to find research online that included articles and we#sites that were dedicated solely to Sit-ins [Link] Freedom Rides% ! was a#le to read firsthand accounts of )artici)ants of Sit-ins and Freedom Rides% This was very hel)ful in showing me how they felt at the time% Since ! am fairly (nowledgea#le of com)uters and en&oy wor(ing on them' ! thought that creating a we#site would #e #est% ! felt that a we#site would #e fun and ! would #e a#le to #e creative% ! designed the we#site so that the sections were organi/ed' ma(ing it easy for the [Link] to understand% ! #ro(e the sections out #y Sit-ins and Freedom Rides and then made su#-sections under each% ! felt this design would #e user friendly% ! then created a section that showed the !m)[Link] so that it can relate #ac( to the theme% !n designing the we#site' ! had to sort through all of the materials to decide what was and was not going into the we#site% ! also had to find )ictures to use for the we#site% Creating the we#site was more challenging than ! had originally thought' #ut fun% !$m glad that ! chose this )resentation category%

My to)ic relates to the 0ational *istory Day theme' Rights and Res)onsi#ilities in *istory' #ecause it was vital that African Americans stand u) for what they #elieved was fair% Sit-ins and Freedom rides were a non-violent way for them to demonstrate their dissatisfaction with the way they were #eing treated% The first section of the constitution states1 all men are created e2ual under god% Contrary to what the constitution stated though' if you were an African American living during the 3456s to 3476s' you would (now that e2uality was not a way of life for all% 8ven though the constitution gives us a natural right of e2uality' if )eo)le do not stand #y it1 it means nothing%

You might also like