SYG-1000 Lecture 42: syg lec 42
Social Movements & Politics
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
Social Movements – dynamic interactions between politics, ideology, economic interests,
courts & systems of justice, and international events
Tactics – Spontaneous & Organized Protests, Marches & Mobilization, Law suits, Boycotts, Sit-
ins
Organizations – Movement organizations, Churches, Civic associations, Youth Councils
Leadership – Charismatic leaders e.g. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. of the Civil Rights mvt.; Susan B.
Anthony of the Suffragist mvt.
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE US
Wath Doug MAda’s ideo fro 8-34 mins. This will be on the test****
Renationalization of race as a function of cold war; vulnerability in system—vulnerability
from above
From below—activists recognizing political opportunities and exploiting them to make
change
Moeet fro Aoe
Moeet / Moilizatio fro Belo
Complex combination of external (international affairs) & internal (domestic affairs) factors that
led to the success of the civil rights movement in the U.S.
TACTICAL INNOVATIONS: CIVIL RIGHTS MVT.
Nascent sit-ins of 1950s
Massive organized sit-ins of 1960s
Role of Churches in sit-ins:
Spreading the word about the worthwhile cause
Taking up monetary collections to support activists and participants
Generating community support
Providing meeting spaces
RECRUITING MOVEMENT PARTICIPANTS:
PUZZLE OF THE FREEDOM SUMMER OF 1964: CIVIL RIGHTS MVT.
Why were white upper-middle-class college students from Northern Ivy League colleges
recruited to volunteer for the mock Freedom vote campaign in Mississippi in 1964? (p.67-68)
Why did these students from elite backgrounds volunteer (their time & money) & potentially
risk facing violence for a movement that was far removed from their own life experience?
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Document Summary
Social movements dynamic interactions between politics, ideology, economic interests, courts & systems of justice, and international events. Tactics spontaneous & organized protests, marches & mobilization, law suits, boycotts, sit- ins. Organizations movement organizations, churches, civic associations, youth councils. Leadership charismatic leaders e. g. dr. martin luther king jr. of the civil rights mvt. Renationalization of race as a function of cold war; vulnerability in system vulnerability from above. From below activists recognizing political opportunities and exploiting them to make change (cid:862)mo(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t fro(cid:373) a(cid:271)o(cid:448)e(cid:863) (cid:862)mo(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t / mo(cid:271)ilizatio(cid:374) fro(cid:373) belo(cid:449)(cid:863) Complex combination of external (international affairs) & internal (domestic affairs) factors that led to the success of the civil rights movement in the u. s. Taking up monetary collections to support activists and participants. Puzzle of the freedom summer of 1964: civil rights mvt. Why were white upper-middle-class college students from northern ivy league colleges recruited to volunteer for the mock freedom vote campaign in mississippi in 1964? (p. 67-68)
