Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. Southern Democrats passed laws to make voter registration and electoral rules more restrictive, with the result that political participation by most black people and many poor white … Continue reading
“Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever” Governor George Wallace represented the leading voice of the Southern Democrat politicians opposed to the federal government’s attempt to segregate the South. In 1962, during his inauguration speech as Alabama governor, Wallace defied the … Continue reading
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1960), won the Pulitzer Prize & sold more than 2 1/2 million copies its first year of publication. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee focuses on Atticus Finch’s attempts to prove the … Continue reading
Click on the link below to download the primary source document, Supreme Court decision Plessy v Ferguson, dissenting opinion by Justice Harlan: plessy v ferguson primary source document dissenting opinion justice harlan Click on the link below to download analysis … Continue reading
Click on the link below to download excerpts from the Voting Rights Act of 1965: Excerpts from the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Click on the link below to download full text of the Voting Rights Act of 1965: Transcript … Continue reading
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16th Street Baptist Church (Birmingham, Alabama) The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing occurred on September 15, 1963, when four members of the Ku Klux Klan planted dynamite beneath the steps on the east side of the church. The explosion killed four young … Continue reading
Primary Source Documents: Arrest Records of Rosa Parks (1955) Click on the links below to download primary source documents and analysis form. arrest-records-of-rosa-parks – primary source documents box-model-analysis – analysis form
Rosa Park’s Bus Seating Diagram as presented in federal court. Primary Source Analysis Activity: Step One: With Rosa Park’s name blanked out, students will examine the diagram. Step Two: Students will answer analysis questions and attempt to determine the historical … Continue reading
Primary Source Analysis Activity: The Black Panthers are the most notable militant black rights groups of the 1960’s. Many of the organization’s incredible community efforts were lost by some of the membership highly publicized illegal activities. The group’s political platform … Continue reading
In 1896, the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson established the “separate but equal” doctrine. This decision affirmed the practice of legal segregation in the United States, particularly in the “Jim Crow” South. The attached activity provides students with … Continue reading
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