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““Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.everywhere.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In your own words, what does this quote In your own words, what does this quote mean?mean?

Do you agree with this? Why/not?Do you agree with this? Why/not? What does the word “injustice” mean to What does the word “injustice” mean to

you? In your opinion, give at least one you? In your opinion, give at least one example of an injustice in society.example of an injustice in society.

DiscussionDiscussion

Has there ever been a time in your life Has there ever been a time in your life when you felt that you were when you felt that you were discriminated against? If so, what discriminated against? If so, what happened, and how did you react to this?happened, and how did you react to this?

Questions to go over with this: Questions to go over with this: How did you feel when this happened?How did you feel when this happened? How did you handle the situation?How did you handle the situation? Have you ever felt discriminated against in other Have you ever felt discriminated against in other

ways?ways?

The Civil Rights MovementThe Civil Rights Movement

What are “civil What are “civil rights”?rights”?

Events leading up to the Events leading up to the MovementMovement

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Supreme Court case that said African-Supreme Court case that said African-

Americans should be “separate but equal”.Americans should be “separate but equal”.

What does “separate but equal” really mean?What does “separate but equal” really mean? Is this a civil rights violation? Why/not?Is this a civil rights violation? Why/not?

Jim Crow LawsJim Crow Laws

States began to pass “Jim Crow” laws States began to pass “Jim Crow” laws designed to segregate groups based designed to segregate groups based along racial lines.along racial lines.

When David Isom When David Isom broke the color line broke the color line at his local St. at his local St. Petersburg, Fla., Petersburg, Fla., public pool in 1958, public pool in 1958, officials closed the officials closed the facility facility

Challenging SegregationChallenging Segregation

Brown v. Board of EducationBrown v. Board of Education – 1954...Supreme – 1954...Supreme Court case that ended segregation in schools.Court case that ended segregation in schools.

This officially overturns “Separate but Equal”.This officially overturns “Separate but Equal”.

Crisis in Little RockCrisis in Little Rock

Florida Jim Crow Laws Florida Jim Crow Laws Discussion QuestionsDiscussion Questions

1.1. Briefly summarize this law.Briefly summarize this law.

2.2. What do you think was the purpose or rationale What do you think was the purpose or rationale for creating such a law?for creating such a law?

3.3. How does this law violate a person’s individual How does this law violate a person’s individual civil rights? Also, be specific as to what civil civil rights? Also, be specific as to what civil rights were actually violated with each law.rights were actually violated with each law.

4.4. What could people have done to challenge Jim What could people have done to challenge Jim Crow? Crow?