Promises Betrayed

Promises Betrayed

GC.31 Describe what should be reasonably expected from any citizen or resident of the U.S., and explain why it is important for the well-being of the nation, including Being informed on civic issues (Racism in the USA)

Objective:

GC.33 Describe the role of the media as a means of communicating information and how it influences the importance of issues and public opinion.

The "Why"

So students can evaluate interpretations of the 14^th Amendment, the due process, and the equal protection.

Multiple Choice

Jim Crow laws

• Segregated blacks and whites

• Killed minorities

• Resulted in slavery

• Were ended after the Civil War

Open Ended

In the Jim Crow era, African Americans attended segregated schools because they had no choice. Today, some African Americans argue that all-black schools are better for black students. Using the video, support your opinion.

Multiple Choice

This was the Supreme Court case that legalized segregation in America

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Marbury v. Madison

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Garrett v. NFL

Open Ended

Do you think that black and white students today have equal educational opportunities? What evidence do you have that supports your belief?

Multiple Choice

Forcing a person to pay a fee to vote is called a

• Poll tax

• Lynching

• Literacy Test

• Grandfather clause

Open Ended

Explain your thoughts on colleges taking race or ethnicity into consideration in their admission policies.

Multiple Choice

A political murder of an African American to intimidate called a

• Grandfather Clause

• Literacy Test

• Poll Tax

• Lynching

Multiple Choice

This famous black leader was born a slave in Alabama

• Dred Scott

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Booker T. Washington

• Martin Luther King Jr.

Multiple Choice

This Black leader was born in the north and was the first African American to graduate with a Ph.D from Harvard University

• Malcolm X

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Booker T. Washington

• Martin Luther King Jr.

Multiple Choice

Forcing a person to read a paragraph before they were allowed to vote is called a

• Poll Tax

• Literacy Test

• Grandfather Clause

• Lynching

Multiple Choice

This civil rights leader thought that Black Americans should accept racism and embrace a long term fight for equality

• W.E.B DuBois

• Booker T. Washington

Multiple Choice

This civil rights leader said that African Americans should demand their rights now and should be treated equal to whites

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Booker T. Washington

Multiple Choice

what is shown in the photo

• A poll tax

• A grandfather clause

• A lynching

• A literacy test

Multiple Choice

The Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson said that whites and blacks could be segregated if accommodations were

• Hot and Cold

• Even and uneven

• Separate but equal

• Fair and equal

Multiple Choice

True or False: It was illegal for black and whites to get married during the Jim Crow era?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: restaurants in the south had to build a wall separating whites in blacks if they were eating in the same room during the Jim Crow era?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: black students and white students could go to school together in southern states during the Jim Crow Era?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: it was illegal for school textbooks to be used by white and black students during the Jim Crow era

• True

• False