Civil Rights Discussion

CV pgs 336-

Define Civil Rights

Why was the Civil Rights Movement Necessary?

• 13th amendment- “freed slaves”• Intention/assumption- blacks free=equal

citizens (failed)• 14th amendment- “blacks are citizens”• Intention/assumption- black= citizens=vote=

same rights and privileges as white counterparts (failed)

• 15th- “can’t deny anyone the right to vote based on race, previous servitude, religion,…”

• Intention/assumption-black males can vote (failed)

• 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

• How does the NAACP intends to obtain EQUAL civil rights for blacks? Find instances where a black person’s constitutional rights (14th amendment)have been violated and take the organization/individual to court.

• Brown vs. BOE• Who?• Why?• Which amendment was violated?• Ruling/outcome?

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

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

Black schools White schools

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