Civil+Rights+Movement+for+African-Americans

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 * Civil Rights Movement for African-Americans **

Brown vs. School Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965.
 * Key People and Terms that must be researched: ** Plessy v. Ferguson, Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, W.E.B. DuBois, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP),


 * Step One: ** Use the textbook and internet sources to collect information about your movement. Include dates when appropriate.

**Text Pages:** 284 – 285, 290 -291, 324 – 325, 707-709, 714, 716

NAACP History The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow from PBS What was Jim Crow? from Ferris State University SIRS Discoverer: Brown vs. Board of Education @http://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/washington/bio.html @http://www.naacp.org/pages/naacp-history-w.e.b.-dubois NAACP Booker T. Washington from Biography.com W.E.B. Du Bois from Biography.com U.S. Constitution Online Black Americans in Congress The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow from PBS U.S. Supreme Court Opinions @http://filipspagnoli.wordpress.com/stats-on-human-rights/statistics-on-xenophobia-immigration-and-asylum/statistics-on-racism/ SIRS Discoverer: A brief outline with links to other resources
 * ** Problems that needed to be solved: **
 * ** Reformers, Reform Organizations, methods and their accomplishments: **
 * ** Amendments to the Constitution: **
 * ** Acts of Congress: **
 * ** Supreme Court Decisions: **
 * ** Impact on today’s world: **


 * Step Two: Primary Source Political Cartoons: ** Using the provided websites, find a political cartoon from the time period about the reform movement, paste it to this document and then write an explanation of that cartoon. The explanation must include a description of the main characters and the message of the cartoon.
 * African American Life 19th Century Political cartoons before this period, but reflect the same ideas & trials they faced.


 * Step 3: Primary Source Pictures: ** Using the provided websites, find a picture(s) that help explain the goals and methods of the movement.
 * DOCS Teachfrom The National Archives Experience


 * Step Four: Interesting Facts: ** Share an interesting fact(s) about the movement and/or its leaders, and explain why it is interesting.


 * Step Five: Conclusions: ** Make a reasoned judgment as to the success of this movement and its impact on America today. First fill out the chart, followed by a summary.