TEKS 113.41(d)(9)(F)
discuss the impact of the writings of Martin Luther King Jr., including his "I Have a Dream" speech and "Letter from Birmingham Jail" on the civil rights movement;
Source: Texas Administrative Code §113.41 (Chapter 113) · Adopted 2022
Knowledge & Skills 113.41(d)(9)
History
The student understands the impact of the American civil rights movement. The student is expected to:
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Other expectations under 113.41(d)(9)
- TEKS 113.41(d)(9)(A) trace the historical development of the civil rights movement from the late 1800s through the 21st century, including the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 19th amendments;
- TEKS 113.41(d)(9)(B) explain how Jim Crow laws and the Ku Klux Klan created obstacles to civil rights for minorities such as the suppression of voting;
- TEKS 113.41(d)(9)(C) describe the roles of political organizations that promoted African American, Chicano, American Indian, and women's civil rights;
- TEKS 113.41(d)(9)(D) identify the roles of significant leaders who supported various rights movements, including Martin Luther King Jr., Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Rosa Parks, and Betty Friedan;
- TEKS 113.41(d)(9)(E) compare and contrast the approach taken by the Black Panthers with the nonviolent approach of Martin Luther King Jr.;
- TEKS 113.41(d)(9)(G) describe presidential actions and congressional votes to address minority rights in the United States, including desegregation of the armed forces, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, an…
- TEKS 113.41(d)(9)(H) explain how George Wallace, Orval Faubus, and the Congressional bloc of southern Democrats sought to maintain the status quo;
- TEKS 113.41(d)(9)(I) evaluate changes in the United States that have resulted from the civil rights movement, including increased participation of minorities in the political process; and
- TEKS 113.41(d)(9)(J) describe how Sweatt v. Painter and Brown v. Board of Education played a role in protecting the rights of the minority during the civil rights movement.