Our analysis of the Civil Rights movement in America began today with a discussion of the historical context of this struggle. We reviewed the period of reconstruction after the Civil War, discussed the development of Jim Crow America and the legal basis in Plessy v. Ferguson, and why things begin to change in the years following WWII.
Assignment: Read pages 580-587, answer questions 4,5 & 6 on 587.
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American Studies
Our analysis of the Civil Rights movement in America began today with a discussion of the historical context of this struggle. We reviewed the period of reconstruction after the Civil War, discussed the development of Jim Crow America and the legal basis in Plessy v. Ferguson, and why things begin to change in the years following WWII.
Assignment: Read pages 580-587, answer questions 4,5 & 6 on 587.
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