Background to the Civil Rights Movement

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Background to the Civil Rights Movement
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• Does anyone remember what the 13th, 14th, and
  15th amendments were about?

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• 13th Amendment ended slavery14th Amendment
  protected the rights of newly freed
  slaves15th Amendment gave black citizens the
  right to vote

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Now that the slaves are freed and have their
rights, how are they actually treated? Are
whites treating them as equals?
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Keep blacks poor, uneducated, and powerless
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KKK formed by confederate army veterans

• Former Confederate soldiers founded the Ku Klux
  Klan (KKK) after the American Civil War
  (1861-1865). The KKK used violence and
  intimidation to keep blacks segregated and to
  prevent them from voting and holding office.

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Between 1882-1901, more than 2000 blacks were
lynched
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April, 1899, Sam Hose, a black man accused of
murder in Georgia was publicly mutilated and
burned alive2000 witnesses came on a special
train from all over the state to watch the event
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Jim Crow laws (named for a black minstrel in a
popular song) forced blacks to use separate
facilities in

• restaurants
  restroomswater fountains
  waiting rooms swimming pools
  libraries
  bus seats

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1896 Supreme Court decision

• Plessy vs. Fergusonseparate facilities
  are legal as long as they are equalsouth
  provides separate but unequal facilities

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• How do you think blacks responded to Jim Crow
  laws, the Plessy vs Ferguson decision, and their
  lack of equal protection under the law?

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Divide into 4 groups

• Pick one of the three people listed below to
  research and answer the following questions1.
  Who was this person (background information)?2.
  How did this person stand up for the rights of
  black people?3. What were the results of this
  persons actions?
• Sojourner Truth
• Ida B Wells
• George Henry White
• WEB DuBois

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Report your information to the class in a
powerpoint presentation like this one.

• This assignment is worth 25 points and will be
  graded on the following10 points - thoroughness
  of information10 points - organization of
  information 5 points - creativity of
  presentation Have fun!!