Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice The Montgomery Alabama Bus Boycott Rosa Parks An INFO Guide and Pathfinder
The Beginnings WelcometothispathfinderaboutClaudetteColvinand themontgomerybusboycott! ReadClaudetteColvin:TwiceTowardJustice byphilliphoose. Thisisthestoryof15yearold,ClaudetteColvin,who refusedtogiveupherseatonamontgomerybuseventhough shewasseatedinthe Colored section.shewasarrested, givenafine,andreleasedonprobationtoherparents.asshe wasbeingarrested,sheyelledthatitwasherconstitutional righttokeepherseatonthebus.shemadeherstandmonths beforerosaparksrefusedtogiveupherseatonadifferent MontgomerybuswhichledtothefamousMontgomeryBus Boycott.Claudettebravelyfacedatrialwhichigniteda passionandprotestfordesegregation.let shearherstory andthinkabouthercourageaswelookbackonthecivil RightsMovementandtheMontgomeryBusBoycott.
BOOKS (SummariesfromIMCPL) ClaudetteColvin:TwiceTowardJusticebyPhillipHoose In1950sMontgomery,Alabama,teenagerClaudetteColvinstrugglestoovercome thevastracialdifferencesandsegregationpoliciesthathaveastrangleholdonthe entirecity. FreedomSong:YoungVoicesandtheStruggleforCivilRightsbyMaryTurck In1950sMontgomery,Alabama,teenagerClaudetteColvinstrugglestoovercome thevastracialdifferencesandsegregationpoliciesthathaveastrangleholdonthe entirecity. TheCivilRightsMovementforKidsbyMaryTurck DescribesthestruggleforcivilrightsforAfrican Americansinthe1950sand 1960sandprofilesimportantcivilrightsleaders.Includessuggestedactivities.
FreedomWalkers:TheStoryoftheMontgomeryBusBoycottbyR.Freedman WhenRosaParksrefusedtogiveupherseatonthebustoawhiteman,a movementwassetinmotionthatledtoothernonviolentboycotts,marches,and walks resultinginthecivilrightsmovementandmajorsocialchangesthroughout thenation. WeWereThere,Too!ByPhillipHoose AuniquetakeonAmericanhistoryfocusesonthecontributionsofyouthbyusing thestoriesofmorethanseventyyoungpeoplefromawidevarietyof backgroundswhohelpedshapeamericanhistoryinbigandsmallways. WeShallOvercome:TheHistoryoftheAmericanCivilRightsMovement byr.finlayson Usesthewordsofspiritualsandothermusicofthetimetoframeadiscussionof thecivilrightsmovementintheunitedstates,focusingonspecificpeople, incidents,andcourtcases.
DearMrs.Parks:ADialoguewithToday syouthbygregoryreed PresentscorrespondencebetweenRosaParksandvariouschildreninwhichthe "MotheroftheModernDayCivilRightsMovement"answersquestionsand encouragesyoungpeopletoreachtheirhighestpotential RosabyNikkiGiovanni Providesthestoryoftheblackwomanwhoserefusaltogiveupherseatonabus inalabamasetinmotionalltheeventsofthecivilrightsmovementsthatresulted intheendofthesegregatedsouth. FreedomRides:ACompanionforEqualitybyDaleAnderson Exploreshowthe"FreedomRiders"forcedtheUnitedStatesgovernmentto upholdtheconstitutionalrightsofafricanamericansregardingtheintegrationof interstatebusstations.
NobodyGonnaTurnmeRound:StoriesandSongsoftheCivilRightsMovement bydoreenrappoport ThisfinalinstallmentinthepowerfulnonfictiontrilogyabouttheAfrican Americanexperienceintroducesreaderstothepeople,armedwiththesongsand strengthpasseddownfromtheirancestors,whoprofoundlyimpactedthe Americancivilrightsmovement. IfaBusCouldTalkbyFaithRinggold AbiographyoftheAfricanAmericanwomanandcivilrightsworkerwhoserefusal togiveupherseatonabusledtoaboycottwhichlastedmorethanayearin Montgomery,Alabama. RosaParksandtheMontgomeryBusBoycott:AGraphicNovelbyConnie ColwellMillerandDanKalal. TellsthestoryofthearrestofRosaParksfornotgivingupherbusseaton December1,1955,andtheboycottitsparked.AbiographyofRosaParksin graphicnovelformat.
Websites (ClickontheHyperlinktogettowebsite) 1. BeforetheBoycott:RidingtheBus(NationalCivilRightsMuseum): BeforetheBus Before the Boycott: Riding the Bus is intended to bring to life a small aspect of Jim Crow laws specifically the bus conditions that caused Rosa Parks to make her heroic stand on December 1, 1955. Be a reporter writing for a newspaper to develop the story then see it in print. 2. RosaandRaymondParksInstituteforSelfDevelopment RosaParksWebsite OrganizationcreatedbyRosaParkstocontinueherstoryandlegacyandgive youngpeoplehermessage hasvideosandinformationaboutrosaparks. 3. TheRosaParksBusProject(HenryFordMuseum) TheRosaParksBusProject Thiswebsitelooksatthestory,saving,andrestoringofthebusinwhichRosa Parksrefusedtomovefromherseat.ItisondisplayintheHenryFordMuseum. 4. AlabamaDepartmentofArchivesandHistory CivilRights RidingtheBus Seealogofpeoplearrestedforresistingtheunjustbusrules. LogofArrests Thiswebsitehasprimarysourcedocuments(mugshots,arrestwarrants,and otherdocuments)aboutthebusboycott.scrolldowntolesson1ridingthebus thenscrolldowntodocuments1 7.
5. TheMontgomeryBusProject TheMontgomeryAdvertiser1955 1956 ClaudetteColvinProfile,ClaudetteColvinBiography, ClaudetteColvinVideo,ClaudetteColvinNewspapers ClaudetteColvinTrial TheMontgomeryAdvertiserwasthenewspaperofMontgomery,Alabamaduring thetimeofthemontgomerybusboycott.thewebsitehasatimeline,biography, andvideoaboutclaudette slifeandtrial. 6. (NPR)BeforeRosaTherewasClaudetteColvin NPRStory BeforeRosaTherewasClaudetteColvin (Clickon ListentotheStory ) YoucanlistentothestoryofClaudetteColvinthat Fewpeopleknowthestoryof ClaudetteColvin:Whenshewas15,sherefusedtomovetothebackofthebus andgiveupherseattoawhiteperson ninemonthsbeforerosaparksdidthe verysamething. 7. UnderstandingCourageProject Projectbyschool UnderstandingCourage Checkoutaprojectdonebymiddleschoolstudentsinwhichtheylearnedabout ClaudetteColvinandtheheroesoftheCivilRightsMovement.Theymadebus signsthatweredisplayedinapublicbus. 8. EyesonthePrize TheStoryoftheMovementVideoabouttheBusBoycottwithMLK PhotosoftheBoycott EyesonthePrizewasaTVMiniseriesthatfeaturedtheeventsoftheCivilRights movement.thiswebsitehasnewspaperarticles,music,andavideoofmartin
LutherKingtalkingabouttheboycott.SelecttheMontgomeryBusBoycottfor moreinformation. 9. AuthorPhillipHoose www.philliphoose.com(clickonbookjacket,scrolldown,clickonvideoclip) PhillipHooseE mail:hoose@gwi.net InterviewwithPhillipandClaudette ThisisthepersonalwebsiteofauthorPhillipHoose.Hetellsofhisexperience workingwithclaudetteandwinningthenationalbookawardandotherawards forthebook. 10. MacMillianPublisher http://us.macmillan.com/claudettecolvin#video MacmillianisthepublisherofClaudetteColvin:TwiceTowardJustice.This websitehastheawardsthebookhaswonplusphotosoftheeventandanything relatedtothebooksuchasthevideooftheauthorandclaudette. 11. MontgomeryAlabamaBusBoycott(Wikipedia) Wikipedia MontgomeryBusBoycott Wikipedia ClaudetteColvin Wikipediaisanonlineencyclopediaonwhichpeoplecontributeinformation abouttopics(note:notallmaterialisdocumentedasthetruth.)thereisan entryforboththemontgomerybusboycottandclaudettecolvin.
12. CivilRightsDigitalLibrary DigitalLibrary Bysearchingunder Events then1955,thiswebsitelinkstodocumentsaboutthe MontgomeryBusBoycott.Ithaslinkstoprimarysources. 13. CivilRightsTimeline(PBS) Timeline PartofthePBSwebsite,the AfricanAmericanWorld,thiswebsiteshowsthe timelineforthecivilrightsmovementandalinkunder1955to RosaParks. 14. IMCPLCivilRightsINFOGuide IMCPLCivilRightsInfoGuide Thesearesourcesfromapathfinderabout AfricanAmericanHistory:CivilRights Movement fromtheindianapolismarioncountypubliclibrary.ithasresources includingrelatedtopics,digitalcollections,andwebsites. 15. SongsoftheCivilRightsMovement(HistoryNow) SongsandTitles ListentosomesongsfromtheCivilRightsMovementonthe JukeBox. TheJuke Boxwasanold fashionedmusicplayerwhereyouselectedthesongsyouwanted tohear.
AudioBooks-DVD s-music ClaudetteColvinTwiceTowardJustice(Audiobook) ThisLandisYourLand(MP3Download) TheRosaParksStoryproducedbyXenon(DVD) RosaParksandtheCivilRightsMovement(DVD) KingForKids:SchoolandFamilyEdition(CD)(alsoAudiobook)
Internet Videos (Togettothevideo,pressControlandclickonthelink) 1. CivilRightVideo http://www.safeshare.tv/v/_ir28cmkrqy 2. InterviewwithPhillipHooseandClaudette http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= ZOpqtdd8nw 3. InterviewwithClaudette http://www.montgomeryboycott.com/video_00claudettecolivin.htm 4. MusicVideoabouttheBusBoycott http://www.safeshare.tv/v/jj1oo5ibwcq 5. VideoofMartinLutherKing,Jr.talkingabouttheBusBoycott VideowithMartinLutherKing,Jr. BusBoycott
Databases (Databasesarecollectionsofinformationfrommagazines,encyclopedias,and journals.someofthesourcesareactuallyfrombookssoyoucanusetheseas booksources.lookatthecitationattheendofthearticle.accessedthrough IMCPL) BiographyResourceCenter Enter Colvin,Claudette or Parks,Rosa thenclickonresults.
HistoryResourceCenter Enter MontgomeryBusBoycott Usethetabstofindreferences, biographies,news,primarysources,maps,andwebsites.
MiddleSearchPlus: Enter Colvin,Claudette tofindamagazinearticlefromjetmagazine
Teacher Resources BookReviewsforClaudetteColvin:TwiceTowardJustice Hoose, Phillip. Claudette Colvin: twice toward justice. New York: Melanie Kroupa Books, 2009. 133 p. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books v. 62 no. 6 (Feb. 2009). The Horn Book v. 85 no. 2 (Mar./Apr. 2009). School Library Journal v. 55 no. 2 (Feb. 2009). The New York Times Book Review v. 114 no. 19 (May 10 2009). Booklist v. 105 no. 11 (Feb. 1 2009). LessonPlanResources: 1. Scholastic:HowIfoughtforCivilRights(RosaParks) http://teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/ 2. KidsforKing MontgomeryBusBoycott 3. InteractiveDigitalMural DigitalMuralProject 4. UnderstandingCourageProject http://www.understandingcourage.blogspot.com/ 5. FreeatLastOnlineResource(pdf) http://www.america.gov/media/pdf/books/free at last.pdf 6. TeachingTolerance http://www.tolerance.org/activities?keys=civil+rights&level%5b%5d=5
Other activities 1. Usingthe UnderstandingCourageProject asanexample, designabussignadvertisementaboutafamouscivilrightshero usingquotesandeventsoftheperson slife.useimagesfrom Flikrinyourdesign.(Beawareofcopyright.)Postthesignsin schoolbusesorpublicbuses. 2. MakeaDigitalPresentationwithseveralclassmates,classes,or schools:workwithothermiddleschoolclassesusing PowerpointandE scrapbookingtoillustratedifferentscenes fromthecivilrightsmovement,rosaparks life,orclaudette Colvin sstory.showalltheslidesononepowerpointrcombine togetherinadisplayorpresentation. 3. TryoutyourknowledgeinacivilRightsGameattheThinkquest websitethendesignyourowngame. CivilRightsGames http://library.thinkquest.org/j0112391/games.htm 4. UseoneeventfromtheMontgomeryBusBoycottandmakea newspaperarticleusingphotosfromdigitalcollectionsofarrest warrantsandmugshotsofarrestcivilrightsprotesters.
5. Pretendthatyouareareporterandneedtointerview3people aboutthebusboycott:claudetteorrosa,awhitebus passenger,andabusdriver.makeanaudiorecordofyour interviewonvoicethreadsandlistentoyourclassmates interviews. 6. Reader stheater:useoneofthedialogsofclaudetteinthe bookbyphilliphoosetomakeareader stheaterwithatleast3 characters.presentyourdocumentinvideoform. 7. Debateanotherissueofcivilrights(immigration,therightto vote,etc.)andusetheopposingviewpointdatabasestosearch forothertopicsandfind5supportingpointsaboutyourtopic. 8. InterviewapersonwhorememberstheJimCrowlawsandthe civilrightsmovement.shareyourinterviewonvoicethreadsor asane scrapbook.
TIPS to get you started Keywords:Usethesewordstosearchontheinternetoradatabase. UsetheAdvanceSearchtogetanarrowertopic. ClaudetteColvinRosaParksMontgomeryBusBoycott FreedomWalkersCivilRightsMovementMartinLutherKing,Jr. SegregationMontgomeryAdvertiserDiscrimination JimCrowLawsNAACP CallNumbersUsetheCallNumber323.1196inthelibraryorlookinthe biographiesbytheperson slastname(parks,king ) SearchEnginesTrytotypespecificwordstonarrowthenumberof results.besuretofindqualitywebsitesthathavebeenupdated. Google.com YouTube GoogleImages
DatabasesaccessedthroughIMCPL.org Youwillneedyourlibrarycardtousethesedatabasesfromhome. (Yourpinnumberisthelast4numbersonyourlibrarycard.) Gotoimcpl.org ClickonILibraryOnlineDatabases ClickonStudentResources SelectthedatabasesuchasBiographyResourceCenter TypeinSearchTermsandchoosearticlestolookat. ChooseFull Texttoseethewholearticle. Note:Manyofthearticlesondatabasesarefrombooksourcessuchas encyclopediasandbooksaboutauthor
PathfinderCreator PattyWallaceMay2010 S603ElectronicMaterialsforYouth IUPUI Resources: BOOKS Anderson,Dale.FreedomRides:ACompanionforEqualityMinneapolis: CompassPointBooks,c2008. Finlayson,R.WeShallOvercome:TheHistoryoftheAmericanCivilRights MovementMinneapolis:LernerPublicationsCo.,c2003. Freedman,Russell.FreedomWalkers:TheStoryoftheMontgomeryBusBoycott NewYork:HolidayHouse,c2006. Giovanni,Nikki.RosaNewYork:HenryHolt;Scholastic,2005. Hoose,PhillipClaudetteColvin:TwiceTowardJustice.NewYork:Melanie KroupaBooks,2009. Hoose,PhillipWeWereThere,Too!NewYork:FarrarStrausGiroux,2001 Miller,ConnieColwellandDanKalalRosaParksandtheMontgomeryBus Boycott:AGraphicNovelMankato,Minn.:CapstonePress,c2007. Rappoport,DoreenNobodyGonnaTurnmeRound:StoriesandSongsoftheCivil RightsMovementCambridge,Mass.:CandlewickPress,2006. Reed,GregoryDearMrs.Parks:ADialoguewithToday syouthnewyork:lee& LowBooks,c1996. Ringgold,FaithIfaBusCouldTalkNewYork:SimonandSchuster,1999. Turck,MaryTheCivilRightsMovementforKidsChicago,Ill.:ChicagoReview Press,2000.
Turck,MaryFreedomSong:YoungVoicesandtheStruggleforCivilRights Chicago:ChicagoReviewPress,2009. WEBSITES: 1. NationalCivilRightsMuseum."1.BeforetheBoycott:RidingtheBus".May 2010<http://www.beforetheboycott.com/launch.htm>. 2. "RosaandRaymondParksInstituteforSelf Development".May26,2010 <http://www.rosaparks.org/>. 3. "TheRosaParksBusProject".HenryFordMuseum.May26,2010 <http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/rosaparks/restoration.asp>. 4. "CivilRightsMovementUnit".AlabamaDepartmentofArchivesand History.May26,2010 <http://www.archives.state.al.us/teacher/rights.html>. 5. "TheMontgomeryBusBoycott".TheMontgomeryAdvertiser.May26, 2010<http://www.montgomeryboycott.com/frontpage.htm>. 6. "BeforeRosaTherewasClaudetteColvin".NPR.May26,2010 <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyid=101719889>. 7. "UnderstandingCourageProject".May26,2010 <http://www.understandingcourage.blogspot.com/>. 8. "EyesonthePrize".PBS.May26,2010 <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/story/index.html>. 9. "PhillipHoose".MacMillanPublishing.May26,2010 <http://www.philliphoose.com/>.
10. MacMillanPublishing.May26,2010 <http://us.macmillan.com/claudettecolvin#video>. 11. "MontgomeryBusBoycott".Wikipedia.May26,2010 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/montgomery_bus_boycott>. 12. "CivilRightsDigitalLibrary".May26,2010<http://crdl.usg.edu/>. 13. "AfricanAmericanWorldTimeline".PBS.May26,2010 <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline/civil_01.html>. 14. "IMCPLInfoGuide CivilRights".IndianapolisMarionCountyPublicLibrary. May26, 2010<http://www.imcpl.org/kids/guides/historygovt/african_american_his /civilrightsmove.html>. 15. "SongsoftheCivilRightsMovement".HistoryNow.May26,2010 <http://www.gilderlehrman.org/historynow/06_2006/interactive.php>. OTHER: Hoose,Phillip.ClaudetteColvinTwiceTowardJusticeAudiobook GrandHaven,MI:BrillianceAudio,p2009. ThisLandisYourLandMP3Download TheRosaParksStoryDVD[SantaMonica,CA]:XenonPictures,[2003] RosaParksandtheCivilRightsMovementBristol,CT:Thinkeroo,c2004. KingforKidsCDHachetteAudio(January2,2008)ISBN 10:1600240984
Thispathfinderwouldbeappropriateformiddleschoolandhighschool students.thereadinglevelofclaudettecolvintwicetowardjusticeis5 th grade+ andage13+.itcouldbeattachedandaddedtotheinfoguidesectiononthe publiclibrary swebsiteforteens.idiscoveredthatthevideoswereapowerful waytobringthehistoryofthecivilrightsmovementtolifeforstudentswhouse videoimagessomuchintheirdailyuseoftechnology.theexperienceof15year oldclaudettecolvintakingastandonabusandignitingthecivilrightsmovement couldbeanexampleofayoungpersonmakingadifference.electronicmaterials suchaswebsitesanddatabasesmakethecommontopicofcivilrightscometo life.ichosematerialsrelatedtothebooksuchasauthorinformationandthe detailsofclaudette slifeandtheeffectshehadbyrefusingtogiveupherseaton thebus.ialsobroadenedmysearchtoparallelwithrosaparks life.the MontgomeryBusBoycottthenplacedthoseeventsintheperspectiveoftheir impactonthecivilrightsmovement.websiteswerechosenfortheirpertinence tothese3aspects.ifocusedononlinevideostoportraythedirectperspectiveof aheroofthecivilrightsinaformatthatappealstosensoryanddigitallyskilled learners.thispathfinderwouldappealtoawiderangeoflearningstyles. IbelievethatthispathfinderwouldhelptodirectstudentstospecificCivil RightsMovementResources.Thetopicissoimmensethatstudentswouldspend alargeportionoftheirresearchtimejustlookingatgeneralinformation.the bookclaudettecolvintwicetowardjusticeinitselfisanexcellentsourcefor informationandinspiration.teacherscanalsobenefitfromthedirectlesson plansandresourcestonarrowthetopic.inapubliclibrary,iwouldusethis resourceforblackhistorymonth,butalsoasaresourceforprogramsaboutcivil rights,makingadifference,andactsofcourage.