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Topic 3.10: Social Movements and Equal Protection Source Analysis Chart: Examples: Public opinion – social events can change the minds of anybody by their strong influence, the large gatherings and marches help express a voice for help which can help shape and change public opinion. Legislative policy – social movements can help make politicians reconsider their decisions and rethink their thoughts they often questions certain decisions but for a better, more important reason. The Supreme court – Supreme court decisions can often be acted on or changed by heavy social events or movements because of their importance and also the impact of the social meeting. Social movements can help the supreme court make better decisions for the entire public group and for the better of the country. Source Analysis Describe Dr. King’s purpose in writing this paragraph. What is he attempting to explain to his audience? Dr. King tries to appeal to his audience and show how Birmingham just like other cities has been going through discrimination and police brutality. He explains that many respected African Americans have tried to appeal to state heads about the violence and unfair treatment but many have ignored their calling voices and deny any need for changes, Dr, King brings this important issue to the table and relates it to Birmingham, and expresses the unjust problem to his readers. Source Analysis What was the direct action seeking to get the merchants to do? The direct action was trying to get merchants to agree with the current situation of their treatment. Source Analysis Highlight or underline the claim Dr. King supports using the evidence of the broken promise by the merchants. Then came the opportunity last September to talk with some of the leaders of the economic community. In these negotiating sessions certain promises were made by the merchants, such as the promise to remove the humiliating racial signs from the stores. On the basis of these promises, Reverend Shuttlesworth and the leaders of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights agreed to call a moratorium on any type we were the victims of a broken promise. The signs remained. As in so many experiences of the past, we were confronted with blasted hopes, and the dark shadow of a deep disappointment settled upon us. So we had no alternative except that of preparing for direct action, whereby we would present our very bodies as a means of laying our case before the conscience of the local and national community. Source Analysis Thinking back to Dr. King’s intended audience and purpose, why is he describing these delays in the direct action? What is he trying to communicate to his audience? Dr. King describes these delays in the direct actions to show how there are true to themselves and only wants others to be truthful like them and not put an meant harm on the economy or society, He is trying to communicate the importance of their actions and the certain time when they will get the biggest impact from their actions.

Source Analysis In this paragraph, Dr. King outlines his argument for using direct action to seek policy change that advances civil rights. In the space below the text, explain how each of these concepts fit in the context of Dr. King’s argument. nonviolent direct action – this shows how African Americans do not want to impose on using violent ways of protesting tension – the tension shows the need impact and how one mistake can affect everything negotiation policy – shows the wanted outcome of the social evens and movements change that advances civil rights – this shows how the need for change can bring an outcome so hard that it can change the current status of civil rights Now, explain the relationship between these concepts in the context of Dr. King’s argument. These concepts show the background and importance of Dr. King’s writing and mainly the why structures his writing to show the outcome but also the significance of his main argument. Source Analysis Highlight or underline the claim Dr. King makes in this paragraph about achieving gains in civil rights. One of the basic points in your statement is that our acts are untimely. Some have asked, “Why didn’t you give the new administration time to act?” The only answer that I can give to this inquiry is that the new administration must be prodded about as much as the outgoing one before it acts. We will be sadly mistaken if we feel that the election of Mr. Boutwell will bring the millennium to Birmingham. While Mr. Boutwell is much more articulate and gentle than Mr. Conner, they are both segregationists, dedicated to the task of maintaining the status quo. The hope I see in Mr. Boutwell is that he will be reasonable enough to see the futility of massive resistance to desegregation. But he will not see this without pressure from the devotees of civil rights. My friends, I must say to you that we have not made a single gain in civil rights without determined legal and nonviolent pressure. History is the long and tragic story of the fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily. … Source Analysis How does this claim relate to Dr. King’s argument from the previous paragraph? This claim helps prove the point stated in the previous paragraph showing how the impact of the national election can change black’s civil rights which means that it would impact the strike they were planning. Connect to Content: What is one specific example of the use of legal pressure by the civil rights movement of the 1960s? One example is the hunger strike that MLK stated in the second to last paragraph which shows the importance of striking and how it can change legal action by force rather than by natural change. After You Read Thinking Like a Political Scientist Reasoning Process: Process:

What was the process for achieving gains in civil rights that Dr. King described in his argument? The process for achieving gains in civil rights that Dr. King describes in his argument about how social movements and marches can start to make slow impacts but at the end make a hug difference in the progress for civil rights. Although it can start of small with change, it can slowly create bigger change and have a bigger impact. What challenges might a social movement using this process encounter? How might a social movement using this process overcome this challenge? The challenges with a social movement using this process encounter is sometimes it doesn’t sway the audience enough or it can be hard to make change. It can often be tough to implement and requires all people to bring upon this change. Using a social movement using this process overcome this challenge by making progress slowly but changing law over time, a social movement can make it easier for groups of people to express their concern over an on-going problem. Political Science Disciplinary Practices Source Analysis What is one implication of the process outlined in Dr. King’s argument? How might this process affect policy-making, other social movements or another political principle, institution, process, policy, or behavior discussed in the course so far? One implication of the process outlined in Dr. King’s argument is the use of tension in his argument, along with stating his general claim MLK uses tension to persuade his audience o=f the effect of his story and word. It shows how the marches and social movements can create a bigger effect but require lots of work and every person would need to corporate in order for it to work out. This could affect policy making by making it harder and stressing the importance to all people and its affect for the future. In addition to the use of tension, MLK also uses techniques like striking, legal pressure, and delays in the direct action. The tension can influence political principle of force by showing how the movements not only cause change but it will be caused by having no other choice but to obey to black’s commands in order to keep the economy running.

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