However, the earliest known reference is more specific: Inquiry of an Italian employee of the bureau elicited the information that a âgandy dancerâ is a railway worker who tamps down the earth between the ties, or otherwise âdancesâ on the track.
Eventually the federal government intervened to see that integration was enforced. By the time the Freedom Rides were over, segregation had suffered another blow. The Freedom Rides became a defining part of the civil rights movement, and the Freedom Riders became models of the heroism that transformed race relations.
Â· The students are to develop a Photo Story timeline on four events that took place during the Civil Rights. They will research the events to write a description and then find two pictures for each event.The students must fully explain the significance of each event.he students will need to have a working knowledge of how to navigate the Internet and the computer for Microsoft Photo Story. This lesson is designed to be completed at the end of the unit on the American Civil Rights Movement.