Lesson on Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Aims: How did the Plessy decision affect race relations in the United States? 

How were African Americans prohibited from exercising their voting rights?   

Bell Ringer: Filing 

Objectives: 

1. 1. Students will access key figures and organizations in shaping the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement.  

2. 2. Students will compare nonviolent and violent approaches utilized by groups (African Americans, women, Native Americans, Hispanics) to achieve civil rights.  

3. 3. Students will assess the building of coalitions between African Americans, whites, and other groups in achieving integration and equal rights.  

4. Students will examine key events and key people in Florida history as they relate to United States history. 

Agenda: 

1. 1. Bell Ringer (10 min)  

2. 2. Review & Grade Foreign & Domestic Policies Quiz 

3. 3. a. Civil Rights Movement K-W-L and H (What do I already Know?, What do I Want to learn?, What have I Learned?  Allude to the racial discord that seemingly consumed the United States during this era. Mention the names of key figures and organizations who engaged in acts of civil disobedience to expose the grotesque nature of bigotry. (5-10 min)  

4. b. Attachment A, “Nationalizing De facto Segregation.” Stop, discuss, and check for understanding during appropriate points in the reading.  

5. c. Have students define the important vocabulary terms associated with this lesson.  

6. d. Attachment B, “Early Challenges to Racial Segregation.” Stop, discuss, and check for understanding during appropriate points in the reading.  

7. e. Complete Attachment C (graphic organizer). When reviewing this assignment with the students, examine the judgments and their social impact. Underscore the influence the Supreme Court has on public policy without having a single one of the justices elected by the people. Mention, moreover, that they are not representative of the general American public at large. Use this opportunity to question the constitutionality of judicial review. Should nine unelected justices, that serve life terms, have as much power as the legislative and executive branches combined? 

Home Learning:  

1. 1. Complete Attachment C  

2. 2. Civil Rights Movement KWL Chart