Sue Monk Kidd’s novel The Secret Life of Bees takes place in America in the year 1964.

The main character, Lily, is a white teenage girl with a black nanny named Rosaline.

From the facts you are going to see about the 50’s and 60’s, what problems do you think may occur within the novel?

Your answer should be at least two paragraphs long stating specific or general situations that Lily and Rosaline may face. You can make up a situation based on the facts within this slide show.

During the 50’s and 60’s Americans feared a nuclear war between the U.S. and the USSR

American culture began to wrap around this fear.

Bomb shelters popped up in the backyards of many American families.

Even schools had special drills and procedures to follow in case of an attack.

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The Civil Rights movement was a series of protests and demonstrations towards equality before the law for African Americans. This mostly occurs during the 1950’s and ‘60s.

“Separate but equal” was the basic point of segregation during this time. It was the thought that African Americans could be separate from the white society and still be equal.

This means that blacks and whites would not sit in the same schools, restaurants and other public places. Instead there were separate restaurants and schools built for each race, and each public area was supposed to be created and treated equally.

The inequality and mistreatment of blacks, inevitably led to protest.

Here are some examples of protests that occurred during this time.

Ministers outside an F.W. Woolworth store in New York City, April 14, 1960, protest the store's lunch counter segregation at the chain's southern branches.

A white youth matched strides with a negro student picketing the F. W. Woolworth store in Greensboro, North Carolina, during a lunch counter sit-down demonstration.

1963, Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested and jailed during anti-segregation protests in Birmingham; he writes his seminal "Letter from Birmingham Jail," arguing that individuals have the moral duty to disobey unjust laws.

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Field Secretary Cordell Reagon teaches a workshop on nonviolent tactics, Danville, Viginia, 1962.

Ronald Martin, Robert Patterson, and Mark Martin stage a sit-down strike after being refused service at an F.W. Woolworth luncheon counter, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1960.

Civil Rights protesters lying in street.

In 1964 President Lyndon B Johnson signed The Civil Rights Act of 1964. This banned the separation or refusal of people in public places due to race.

This bill also included the right for African Americans to vote. However, many states would try and make it difficult for blacks to vote, either through violence, fear, or ridiculous tests and requirements.

A year later, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibited discriminatory voting practices that made it harder or sometimes impossible for African Americans to vote.

Sue Monk Kidd’s novel The Secret Life of Bees takes place in America in the year 1964.

The main character, Lily, is a white teenage girl with a black nanny named Rosaline.

From the facts you just learned about the 60’s, what problems do you think may occur within the novel?

Your answer should be at least two paragraphs long stating specific or general situations that Lily and Rosaline may face. You can make up a situation based on the facts within this slide show.