1. Civil Rights- Day 1 Class Discussion

2. What is segregation?
Think about what our right’s as American citizens are and how they may impact different groups of people.
Have all people been equal in America?
How would you define segregation?

3. Plessy v Ferguson
A Louisiana Court Case from 1890 that will reach the Supreme Court
Plessy was taken from a train car due to his skin color, do to the 1890 Separate Car Act.
The Supreme Court will defend Louisiana
Will establish the American Policy of “Separate but Equal”

5. Challenging Segregation
Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP legal team will fight segregation
Marshall’s biggest win will com in the form of Brown v Board of Education
Will establish separate schools are NOT equal