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Why did Civil Rights come to prominence after 1945?
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Civil Rights Rank the following groups according to the quality of their experience of American life. What criteria did you use? What determines how good an experience a group will have in the USA? American Women Caucasian Americans Native Americans Gay Americans Hispanic Americans African- Americans
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Reconstruction Reminders
The Thirteenth Amendment: Abolished slavery. The Fourteenth Amendment : All persons born or naturalized in the United States are American citizens (including African Americans). The Fifteenth Amendment: Prohibits the U.S. from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
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Plessy v. Ferguson Read about the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson On the chart, fill in information about the impact of Plessy v. Ferguson Homer Plessy
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Brown v. Board of education
Read about the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education On the chart, fill in information about the impact of Brown v. Board of Education Linda Brown
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Why did the Civil Rights movement start?
5/27 Drill Why did the Civil Rights movement start?
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Death of Emmitt Till
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closure Based on what you’ve seen, why do you think the Civil Rights movement started?
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