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Friday, April 9, 2010

Friday, April 9th

Advanced American History

Our study of the Civil Rights movement continued today with a discussion of Brown v. Board of Education, the Little Rock Crisis, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.  Pay special attention to some of the key philisophical arguments that arise here, from the use of non-violence and civil disobedience to the concept of states' rights.

Assignment:  Read text pages 589-99 / Questions 4, 5, & 6 on 599.  Quiz Tuesday!

 Members of the 101st Airborne outside Little Rock Central High School - 1957 courtesy pbs.org
American Studies

Our study of the Civil Rights movement continued today with a discussion of Brown v. Board of Education, the Little Rock Crisis, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.  Pay special attention to some of the key philisophical arguments that arise here, from the use of non-violence and civil disobedience to the concept of states' rights.

Assignment:  Read text pages 589-99 / Questions 4, 5, & 6 on 599.  Quiz Tuesday!

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