Discovering Diversity and Discrimination

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Discovering Diversity and Discrimination Chapter 21, Section 2

Equal Protection Clause Read it – red heading “Equal Protection Clause” and blue heading “Reasonable Classification”. Discuss it. Explain it – thoroughly.

Jim Crow Laws Read it – the red heading “Segregation by Race”. Discuss it. Explain it – thoroughly.

Plessy v. Ferguson Read it – the blue heading “The Separate but Equal Doctrine”. Discuss it. Explain it – thoroughly.

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Read it – the blue heading “Brown v. Board of Education”. Discuss it. Explain it – thoroughly.

De Jure and De Facto Segregation Read it – the blue heading “De Jure, De Facto Segregation”. Discuss it. Explain it – thoroughly.