Civil Rights

Civil Rights

Part 1:

1. Explain the history of Civil Rights in the United States.

2. Next, explain what the ramifications were of the Supreme Court’s 1954 decision in Brown vs Board of Education. How did this expand civil rights in the US

3. Finally, explain the importance of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Use the text and resources below:

• Civil Rights Movement
• America’s Civil Rights Timeline
• The Civil Rights Movement in America 1945 to 1968
• The Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Voting Rights Ac (The History Channel)
• Voting Rights Act (The Leadership Conference)
• History of Voting Rights—https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URMb2D3kFZQ

Part 2:

Women’s Rights

1. Explain how women have gained substantial protection against discrimination through laws and court cases.
2. Then, using the links below explain why some women believe that there is still significant work to be done in expanding civil rights?

Use the text and resources below:

• Equal Pay for Equal Work: Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act
• Equal Pay and the Wage Gap