1. You are writing a biography on Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh, and have found an interview with him on the Internet in which he discusses nonviolence. Is this a primary or secondary source? Why?
2. You are researching Eleanor Roosevelt’s presentation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to the UN General Assembly and have found a microfilm article from the New York Times dated December 10, 1948, that describes her presentation. Is this a primary or secondary source? Why?
3. You are researching the Harlem Renaissance and have found a relevant article in the August 1995 issue of the Journal of Modern History. Is this a primary or secondary source? Why?
4. You are writing a report on the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and have just finished reading Clayborne Carson’s In Struggle:SNCC and the Black Awakening of the 1960s, which was published in 1981. Is this a primary or secondary source? Why?
1. Briefly summarize the relationship between the public statement directed to King by eight Alabama clergymen and King’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail". What was the main point of the statement that King addressed in his response?
2. In "Letter from Birmingham Jail", how does King explain the purpose of non-violent direct action?
3. What are the three maladies of American society identified by King in his "Beyond Vietnam" speech?
4. Provide at least three of the seven reasons King gives for his involvement in bringing an end to the Vietnam War.
1. nonviolent direct action
2. Ella Baker
3. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
4. sit-ins
5. Albany movement
6. “Black Power”
7. Poor People's Campaign
8. Bayard Rustin
TIMELINE
Choose three events from 1954-1968 that you learned about from your classmates' timeline presentations. Use 2-3 sentences to explain the significance of each. (You may not use events from your own timeline.)
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