Research what a “conk” is, as used in the novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963. In your own words, define the word and obtain a picture of a conk or sketch what it looks like.
Research the invention of the Ultra Glide or other record players used in the automobiles.
Research the comic strip character, Buster Brown!
Research the history of the Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church located in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963.
Research the Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church bombing that occurred in 1963. Explain the events leading up to this tragedy, the victims, and the alleged responsible party.
Construct a timeline of the Civil Rights Movement (annotated and/or photo/picture) depicting significant events from the decade. Please include the following events on your timeline: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Brown vs. Board of Topeka, Kansas, the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, the Children’s Crusade, Rev. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream”speech, the Voting Rights Act, the assassination of Rev. King, etc.
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