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Civil Rights

Civil Rights. Warm-Up 6/3/13. What are different ways African Americans were denied their rights throughout American history?. Agenda. People and Events of Civil Rights Movie Foldable Review for Final. Civil Rights. Plessy v. Ferguson, what did it do?

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Civil Rights

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  1. Civil Rights

  2. Warm-Up 6/3/13 • What are different ways African Americans were denied their rights throughout American history?

  3. Agenda • People and Events of Civil Rights • Movie • Foldable • Review for Final

  4. Civil Rights • Plessy v. Ferguson, what did it do? • “Separate but equal” Made segregation legal • Laws created from these were the Jim Crow Laws.

  5. Civil Rights • De facto segregation: Segregation by custom or tradition • Example 1: Lunch Table • Example 2: • De jure segregation: Segregation by Law • Example 1: Schools • Example 2:

  6. Civil Rights • Now you will read about various people and events that defined the Civil Rights Movement. • Use pages 622 – 646.

  7. Children’s March • What law from your worksheet said that segregation in schools was illegal? • Violence and segregation in Mississippi led Martin Luther King, Jr. to protest the violence. • He would be arrested and wrote a letter which prompted others to protest with him.

  8. Warm-Up 6/3/13 • Why was the Children’s March so successful?

  9. Children’s March • What was the impact of the Children’s March? • What does it say about the power you have to change things for the better?

  10. Children’s March • Read through the letter from Martin Luther King Jr. and answer the questions that follow.

  11. Independent Work • Either finish the book work from last class or start on some of the review worksheets for the final.

  12. Carter • Term: 1977 - 1981 • Political Party: Democrat • VP: Walter Mondale • Domestic: Fuel Shortage, Department of Energy • Foreign: Camp David Accords, Iran Hostage Crisis, SALT 2

  13. Reagan • Term: 1981 – 1989 • Political Party: Republican • VP: George H. W. Bush • Domestic: Reaganomics, “Supply-Side” Economics • Foreign: “Peace Through Strength”, Visits the Soviet Union

  14. George H. W. Bush • Term: 1989 - 1993 • Political Party: Republican • VP: Dan Quayle • Domestic: Americans with Disabilities Act 1990, Clean Air Act • Foreign: Operation Desert Storm, Berlin Wall Falls, Cold War Ends

  15. Bill Clinton • Term: 1993 - 2001 • Political Party: Democrat • VP: Al Gore • Domestic: Americorps, NAFTA, Not Impeached by Senate • Foreign:

  16. George W. Bush • Term: 2001 - 2009 • Political Party: Republican • VP: Dick Cheney • Domestic: No Child Left Behind, Economic Crash • Foreign: September 11th, Iraq War, War on Terror

  17. Obama • Term: 2009 - Present • Political Party: Democrat • VP: Joe Biden • Domestic: Economic Stimulus Package, Health Care Reform • Foreign: Ends Iraq War, Osama Bin Laden’s death

  18. Final Foldable Activity • You will create three visual representations of events that you think defined the Cold War Era. • This will be due on the last day of class for us which is June 11th.

  19. Warm-Up 6/5/13 • What criteria should college admissions use to pick students?

  20. Agenda • Affirmative Action • Civil Rights Court Cases • Review for Final

  21. Affirmative Action • A policy intended to open opportunities for American groups who have historically been discriminated against. • Designed to help women and end racial discrimination in university admissions, faculty staffing, and federal business contracts.

  22. Affirmative Action • A white student challenged this in the 1970’s. • Won the case and in 1978 racial quotas in university admissions was illegal. • However the court upheld the consideration of race in weighing admissions.

  23. College Admissions • Today you will assume the role of college admissions officers and rank several highly qualified candidates. • First you need to name your college. Next you need to create criteria for admission to your college. • Discuss with your group, come to a consensus and write down at least 3 or more for your college.

  24. College Admissions • Now you need to carefully rank each applicant. You will give each applicant a ranking of 1, 2, 3, 4. 1 is most qualified. • After doing this write a rationale for why you have placed the ranking with the applicant.

  25. Discussion • What distinguished the top-ranked applicants? • What did the lowest applicant lack compared to the others? • How important were the following factors: gpa, SAT scores, family background, ethnicity, extracurricular activities, and future goals?

  26. Discussion • Why do you think the admissions process is contentious in many universities? • What criteria should be used to determine college admissions? • What made discussing the applicants difficult or frustrating? • Where else do people have to rank candidates?

  27. Pros/Cons • What are some Pros of affirmative action? • What are some Cons of affirmative action?

  28. Closure • Do you believe that affirmative action is right? Why or why not?

  29. Court Cases • Norris v. Alabama (1935) – Can’t deny African Americans from grand jury or trail juries. Causes court cases to be unequal. • Morgan v. Virginia (1946) – Segregation on interstate buses was unconstitutional. • Sweatt v. Painter (1950) – Law schools segregated by race are inherently unequal.

  30. Court Cases • Hernandez v. Texas (1954) – Extended more rights to Hispanic citizens. Could now serve on juries. • Loving v. Virginia (1967) – Ended all race based legal restrictions on marriage. • Swann v. Charlotte (1971) – Constitutional right of busing kids to school.

  31. Court Cases • Title IX (1972) – Can’t be excluded from sports based upon sex. • Roe v Wade (1973) – State Gov’t can not regulate abortion during first 3 months, because of women’s right to privacy. • University of CA Regents v. Bakke(1978) – Ruled that fixed quotas for admission cannot be used.

  32. Warm-Up 6/6/13 • What were the various methods people of the Civil Rights Movement used to achieve equal rights?

  33. Montgomery Bus Boycott • Today you will examine why the Montgomery Bus Boycott was successful. • Work with your partner and fill in the chart and answer the questions.

  34. Discussion • Why did the Montgomery Bus Boycott succeed? • To what extent was Rosa Parks responsible for its success? • Did your answer to the central historical question change? If so, how? • What evidence from the documents caused you to revise your hypotheses?

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