Civil Rights Court Cases

History 11.10 Students analyze the development of federal civil rights and voting rights.

History 11.10.2: Examine and analyze the key events, policies, and court cases in the evolution of Civil

Rights, including:Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education.

Three websites:

• Plessy and Brown court case website
  • http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/history-brown-v-board-education-re-enactment
    • Questions:
      1. Make sure to read the first 2 paragraphs to identify the answer quiz question number 3.
      2. The answer will be apparent, if you read the article thoroughly.
      3. Make sure to pay attention to ratios provided to you in this article.
• Plessy v. Ferguson
  • http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/plessy-v-ferguson
    • Questions:
      1. For quiz question 2, look at this article for guidance.
      2. Make sure to pay close attention to the years stated in the article.
      3. Also, make sure that you are reading the article thoroughly to ensure that you are correctly identifying the year that correlates with this court case.
      4. You may also use the information that you have found in this article to answer quiz question number 4.

• Brown v. Board of Educationo
  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/rights/landmark_brown.html
  • Questions:
    1. For quiz question 1, look at this article for guidance.
    2. Make sure to pay close attention to the dates stated in the article.
    3. Also, ensure that you are reading the article thoroughly to make sure that you are correctly identifying the year that correlates with this court case.
    4. You may also use the information that you have found in this article to answer quiz question number 4.