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  • Sit-insThe next step in desegregation

  • StarterRead page 20Add the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to your chart of Civil Rights organisations

  • Learning ObjectiveTo examine and understand the Civil Rights Act 1957 and the Greensboro Sit-In

  • Research TimeRead through pages 21-24 of the bookletYou will have five minutes to read through these pages

  • The 1957 ActIntroduced to help President Eisenhower win black votes for the next electionIt created a Federal Justice Department to keep an eye on Civil Rights abusesIt was opposed by many and was so weak that it made no real difference to the situationAnswer these questions

    Why did Eisenhower introduce the Act?

    Why was the law important?

  • Individual WorkDescribe the events of Sit-Ins campaign

  • FeedbackWe will now listen to some of the answers that you have come up with

  • Individual Work 2Explain how effective the Sit-Ins were

  • Words from WordsYour challenge today is to make as many words as you can from the following words CIVIL RIGHTSExcellent: 15 words or moreGood: 10 words of moreSatisfactory: 6 words or more