TO START:
First - get a copy of the worksheet.(If you need a pdf file reader, click here.)
Second - read the introduction below.
Third - Start the search!

• This activity will help you understand some of the history of the Civil Rights Movement. 
  1. Make sure you have the worksheet before you start.
  2 Concepts/events mentioned in this activity:
  • 1896 - Plessy v. Ferguson;
    1954 - Brown v. Board of Education;
    1957 - Little Rock, AR (Central High School); and
    doctrine:  separate but equal

  Before you begin the activity:
  1. Click on this link:Brown v. Board of Education, to learn what this case was about;  Read paragraph 2 at the site, then click BACK to return to this page.
  
  The directions on the worksheet will lead you through the links below. The link for it is at the top of this page.

USEFUL LINKS - for worksheet

1.     Brown v. Board of Education 

2.     National Historic Site -(Linda Brown)

3.     US Constitution/Amendments (especially Amendment XIV)

4.   Plessy V Ferguson - Brown v Board of Education and Plessy V Ferguson(1896)

4b. Plessy v. Ferguson (library.thinkquest.org)

4c. Also: Listen to the audio clip of a portion of MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech. At this SITE, find Sights, and click on the link under it that says I Have a Dream PART 2 avi file(1.8)

(For more information: 4d. Plessy v. Ferguson (oyez.org) or 4e. Plessy v. Ferguson (classbrain.com)

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