1. Civil Rights Discussion CV pgs 336-

2. Define Civil Rights

3. Why was the Civil Rights Movement Necessary? 13 th amendment- “freed slaves” Intention/assumption- blacks free=equal citizens (failed) 14 th amendment- “blacks are citizens” Intention/assumption- black= citizens=vote= same rights and privileges as white counterparts (failed)

4. 15 th - “can’t deny anyone the right to vote based on race, previous servitude, religion,…” Intention/assumption-black males can vote (failed)

5. Dual Society- 2 separate societies: white society and black society- co-exist Why? 1. legislation: Plessy vs. Ferguson 2. tradition: action done automatically usu. from generation to generation

6. How does the NAACP intends to obtain EQUAL civil rights for blacks? Find instances where a black person’s constitutional rights (14 th amendment)have been violated and take the organization/individual to court. Brown vs. BOE Who? Why? Which amendment was violated? Ruling/outcome?

7. Shortcomings of Brown vs. BOE 1. no deadline 2. allowed each state to make the ruling effective in their state 3. tradition 4. increase in private & creating charter schools

8. How does Georgia respond to the Brown decision? Private schools Some public schools are closed rather than desegregate Prosecute those who permit segregation Wait till forced

9. Black schoolsWhite schools

10. How did black students respond to segregation in Farmville, Virginia?