Let's get ready to fight for civil rights

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Let's get ready to fight for civil rights!

• KWL

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Hold up What are civil rights?

• Rights (freedoms) of citizens, for example
  freedom of religion, right to a fair trial, and
  freedom from torture.

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1. After the Civil War, the Congress and the
states passed three amendments to the
Constitution. Which ones were they and what did
they do/say?

• 13th Amendment outlawed slavery
• 14th Amendment guarantees to all persons the
  equal protection of the laws and forbids the
  national govt. and the States from unreasonable
  discrimination.
• 15th Amendment gives the vote to males
  regardless of race

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2. Describe what life was like for
African-Americans living in the post-Civil War
South. What were black codes and Jim Crow
Laws?

• Black Codes prevented blacks from voting,
  serving on juries, holding certain jobs,
  moving/traveling freely, gathering in groups,
  etc.
• Jim Crow Laws officially segregated schools,
  restaurants, hotels, etc.

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3. What did the Supreme Court rule in its
infamous Plessy v. Ferguson case in 1896?

• Discrimination/segregation laws do NOT violate
  the 14th Amendment as long as public
  facilities/services are separate but equal.

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3. What did the Supreme Court rule in its famous
Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954?

• Overturned the Plessy ruling outlawed
  discrimination in public facilities/services.

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5. What do you already know about the
CRM?6. What would you like to learn
about the CRM?