The Discourse of Social Movements:

The Civil Rights Movement

SPCH 469A

Fall 1996

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Contents

Information on the Course

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Material on Units of the Course

Unit I: Introduction

• Notes on Social Movements
• Three Centuries of Historical Vignettes
• Analyzing Speeches
• Text of Richmond News-Leader article on responses to integration

Unit II: Organizing the Movement

• Daily Schedule for the Unit
• Web Information on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Unit III: A Question of Tactics

• Daily Schedule for the Unit

Unit IV: The March on Washington

• Daily Schedule for the Unit

Unit V: Diverging Voices

• Daily Schedule for the Unit
• Malcolm X
• A Malcolm X Home Page
• A Short Malcolm X biography
• Audio recordings of Malcolm Speaking (you must have audio on your computer)
• A short history of civil rights at the time

Unit VI: Explosion: Issues Multiply, Ghettos Burn

Unit VII: After the Movement

• Daily Schedule for the Unit

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Study Aids

• Analyzing Speeches
• A Timeline on the Civil Rights Movement
• Advice on Preparing for the Midterm Exam
• Advice on the Term Paper

Watch for additional material as the semester goes along