PPT-Civil Rights Laws Overview

An Overview of Relevant Civil Rights Laws for the Live Entertainer Hotline Threshold Issues Independent Contractor or Employee OREGON REVISED STATUTES   ORS 659A0013 Employee does not include any individual employed by the individuals parents spouse or child or in the domestic service of any person. Troy S. Grant. Students with Disabilities . Know your rights. Confidently Require your Teachers to Carry Out IEP accommodations and/or 504 plans. If appropriate, talk about the pink elephant in class (Anna). The Movement 1950-1970. The Constitution. 13. th. Amendment (1865): . abolished slavery. 14. th. Amendment (1866): . Defines a citizen as anyone born or naturalized in the US. Equal protection of law clause. . UNIT 1: Introduction to Law and the Legal System. Chapter 1. What is Law?. Unit 1 provides a foundation and frame of reference for the study of law. In Chapter 1:. Students learn the definition of law and the kinds of laws that exist. The goal . . .. to obtain for African Americans equal access to and opportunities for the basic privileges and rights of U.S. citizenship. Jim Crow Laws. In the South, governments had passed segregation (racial separation) laws (aka ‘Jim Crow laws’) which permitted discrimination against Blacks. . Bull Connor and the Civil Rights Movement - Alabama. Civil Rights. Medger Evers. Rosa Parks. Malcolm X. Martin Luther King, Jr.. Cesar Chavez - UFW. Dolores Huerta - UFW. Gloria Steinem. Russell Means - AIM. Part 1. Semester 2. Week 10. The start of Jim Crow laws. The supreme court had declared segregation to be constitutional in . Plessy v. Ferguson. in . 1896. The ruling had established the . “Separate-but-Equal”. The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality. The “Civil Rights Movement” we know…. Montgomery Bus Boycott-1955. Montgomery Alabama. Rosa Parks, Dr. King. Lunch Counter Sit- Ins-1960. Anti-poverty laws: War on Poverty (1964), food stamps (1964). Health care: Medicare (1965), Medicaid (1965). Other liberal aims. : model . cities, education, arts, environmentalism (1965). . President Johnson. Double Victory. Victory at home and abroad!. “This is a particularly good time to campaign against the evils of bigotry, prejudice, and race hatred because we have witnessed the defeat of enemies who tried to found a mastery of the world upon such cruel and fallacious policy.” –. What is racism?. 1. poor treatment of or violence against people because of their race. 2. the belief that some races of people are better than others. Brainstorm. What is segregation?. 1..   the separation or isolation of a race, class, or ethnic group by enforced or voluntary residence in a restricted area, by barriers to social intercourse, by separate educational facilities, or by other discriminatory means. 1860-1890. Gilded Age. 1870-1890. Progressive Era. 1890-1920. Populist Movement. 1860-1900. (. a progressive movement of farmers wanting inflation and government regulation of major services). Progressive Era. v. Board of Education . (1954. ). Alive!. p. 574. Also . read p. 568. Plessy. v. Ferguson . (1896). p. . . 580-581. School Desegregation. What . is segregation?. . . Rosa Parks & Montgomery Bus Boycott. Civil Rights & Civil Liberties. Defining Civil Rights. The phrase . “Civil Rights" . is a translation of . the Latin phrase, . ius. . civis. . (rights or law protecting a citizen. ). . (From Ancient Rome). A Review. What are constitutional rights of an accused person? . Brainstorm rights under:. 4. th. amendment (1). 5. th. amendment (4). 6. th. amendment (5). 8. th. amendment (2). 14. th. amendment (2).