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Civil Rights

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Introduction

Throughout our history, the United States has struggled with the question of equality. The latter half of the twentieth century and the early part of the twenty-first century have witnessed numerous efforts to ensure equality, at least legally, for all Americans. However, as movements such as Black Lives Matter suggest, there is still much work to be done.

In this unit, we will explore the history of civil rights in America and the efforts of various minority groups to gain legal and social equality. We will evaluate the success of these movements and determine how today's inequalities can be addressed. Most essentially, we will determine whether or not it is the responsibility of the federal government to "fix" inequality.

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Civil Rights Study Guide
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Homework Assignments

Assignment #1: African-American Rights (Part 1)

  • MindTap: What Do You Know about Civil Rights?
  • What If? - page 150
  • Introduction - page 151
  • African Americans and the Consequences of Slavery in the United States - pages 151-159
  • Crash Course: Equal Protection
  • Brown v. Board of Education
  • MindTap: Interpreting the Fourteenth Amendment

​Assignment #2: The Civil Rights Movement

  • The Civil Rights Movement - pages 159-167
  • Crash Course: Civil Rights and the 1960s
  • Crash Course: The 1960s in America
  • MindTap: Voter Rights and Voter Discrimination

Assignment #3: Equal Rights for Women

  • Women's Campaign for Equal Rights - pages 167-176
  • Crash Course: Women in the 19th Century
  • Crash Course: Women's Suffrage

Assignment #4: Gender Discrimination Today

  • Gender-Based Discrimination in the Workplace - pages 176-180
  • Crash Course: Sex Discrimination
  • Explaining the Gender Pay Gap
  • The Myth of the Gender Wage Gap
  • MindTap: The Diverse Quest for Civil Rights

​Assignment #5: Civil Rights for Latinos

  • Immigration, Latinos, and Civil Rights - pages 180-183
  • Mini Bio: Cesar Chavez
  • What Are True Costs and Benefits of Illegal Immigration?​

Assignment #6: Affirmative Action and Reparations

  • Affirmative Action - pages 184-187
  • Making Amends for Past Discrimination through Reparations - pages 187-189
  • Crash Course: Affirmative Action
  • Read this article on affirmative action​

​Assignment #7: Civil Rights for other Groups

  • Securing Rights for Persons with Disabilities - pages 189-190
  • The Rights and Status of Gays and Lesbians - pages 190-195
  • Crash Course: Discrimination
  • MindTap: The Supreme Court and Civil Rights

Assignment #8: Test Review

  • What Would You Do? - pages 196-197
  • Chapter Summary - pages 197-199
  • MindTap: Chapter 5 Quiz

Online Resources

  • American Slavery, Reinvented

Paul Sargent Makes History

  • Home
  • My YouTube Channel
  • AP European History
    • Historical Reasoning Skills
    • Thematic Learning Objectives >
      • Interaction of Europe and the World
      • Poverty and Prosperity
      • Objective Knowledge and Subjective Visions
      • States and Other Institutions of Power
      • Individual and Society
      • National and European Identity
    • Concept Outline
    • Period 1: 1450-1648
    • Period 2: 1648-1815
    • Period 3: 1815-1914
    • Period 4: 1914-Present
    • Exam Review Resources
  • AP Government
    • Concept Outline
    • Constitutional Underpinnings
    • Political Beliefs and Behaviors
    • Linkage Institutions
    • Institutions of Government
    • Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
    • Exam Review
  • Government and Economics
    • Foundations of Government
    • The Constitution
    • Executive Branch
    • The Judicial Branch
    • Voting and Elections
  • My Blog