8.00 – Module Overview

OBJECTIVE – This lesson will serve as an overview for Module 8.  The Module Study Guide will be a valuable tool to help you prepare for the Module Test.

DISCUSSION – Even though the Civil War had been fought almost a century earlier to deal with, among many things, the issue of slavery.  Segregation was still a very real issue at the turn of the century.  During the late 1800’s a number of state and local laws attacked many African Americans basic civil rights.  Most notable among was a Louisiana case in which the Supreme Court established the doctrine of “separate but equal” giving many states the justification they needed to further divide daily society.  The Plessy v. Ferguson case gave way to various Jim Crow laws, whose only purpose was to further separate the races.  Segregation continued, and in some cases intensified, into the 1950’s.  At this point many African American citizens, many of them World War II veterans, began to push for change.  Their goal was to end segregation and their passion was the spark the ignited the Civil Rights Movement.

TIME PERIOD:  1955-1965

Assignment 8.00 - The Civil Rights Movement

1. Download Module Study Guide for Module 8 "Study Guide".  Familiarize yourself with the terms and historical persons contained within this document. 
2. Read Chapter 21 in “The Americans”.
3. In a Word document type 1-2 sentences defining the terms and 1-2 sentences describing the people.  Make sure to answer the essay questions.  These constitute 25% of your grade on this assignment.
4. Go to the Assignment Area and click on “View/Complete Assignment: 8.00 Module 8 Overview/Study Guide.  Attach your completed Word document and click “Submit”.