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1. Case Study 1: Civil rights movement in the United States (1954–1965)

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  • 1. Case Study 1: Civil rights movement in the United States (1954–1965)

The first case study for Prescribed Subject 4 explores the the civil rights movement in the US between 1954 and the passing of the Voting Rights Act in 1965.

See the pages below for content and ATL covering the key themes for this case study.

Also pages giving video ideas and suggestions of extra resources. And two full Paper 1's for this case study.

1. Nature and characteristics of discrimination

The USA emerged from World War Two as a superpower - the most prosperous and powerful country in the world. It has proved itself victorious over fascism and had stood for freedom and democracy in its...

2. Protests and action

Brown vs Topeka and Little Rock were key milestones for the Civil Rights campaign and both had involved the Supreme Court as a way of getting change. The publicity surrounding Little Rock also allowed...

3. The role and significance of key actors/groups

Each of the actions that you read about on the previous page achieved success through the combined efforts of key individuals and organisations. What was the role and significance of Martin Luther King?

2. Civil rights movement in the United States: Videos and activities

On this page you will find some suggestions and links to videos that can be used as well as teacher notes with suggestions as to how the videos can be used with students. More video clips can be found...

7. PS4 Rights and Protest: Extra resources

On this page we have included some extra websites, reading, fiction and films that are useful for pursuing this topic further. Both of these case studies would be possible areas for further research for...

5. PS4: Full source papers Case Study 1

Below you will find full source papers, mark schemes and sample answers, marked by an examiner, for Case Study 1 on the civil rights movement in the United States.

1. Interactive quizzes: Civil Rights movement in the US

Here are multiple choice questions on the Civil Rights movement in the US