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v Ferguson and Brown V Board of Education A history of the constitutionality of segregation in the United States Christine Glacken Essential Questions What is the historical significance of. By: Kaitlyn Cramer. Brief History. Immediately after the Civil War, segregation began to rise in the South. . http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~srussell/2004/dave/civilwar.html. The 1800’s were characterized by . v. Ferguson. Background. Louisiana railways were to “provide equal but separate accommodations for the white & colored races”. Homer . Plessy. decided to test the law; he sat in a whites only section from New Orleans to Covington, Louisiana; he refused to move when the conductor asked. “. . Government corruption encouraged the public to demand more control – some minor, some major changes to the capitalist system. Reforms affected local, state, and national government. Examples:. 60. th. Anniversary . Post Civil . War - Racial Tensions . Still High. Voting rights were restricted through polling . taxes, . literacy . tests, and terrorism by the KKK and others.. Example of an actual . Business Law – Chapter 1 . Sources of Law. Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896 . Police arrested Homer Plessy for refusing to leave a railroad car that prohibited “colored” people. Under Louisiana law, Plessy was “colored” because he was one-eighth black. The Court ruled that the race-based “Jim Crow” laws did not violate the Constitution as long as the states proffered separate but equal treatment.. Essay Due Friday, August 19th. Should the two schools in Cleveland, Mississippi, be forced to integrate?. Due at beginning of class. No more than 2 pages. Typed. MLA format. Must include rough draft stapled behind final draft. Everything You Need To Know About Key Concept 6.3 To Succeed In APUSH. www.Apushreview.com. Period 6: 1865 – 1898 . Shout out to Mr. Carr and his class. Thanks for your support!. The New Curriculum. © 2014 Brain Wrinkles. SS8H7bc. Standards. SS8H7 The student will evaluate key political, social, and economic changes that occurred in Georgia between 1877 and 1918. . b. . Analyze how rights were denied to African-Americans through Jim Crow laws, Plessy v. Ferguson, disenfranchisement, and racial violence. . th. century. Venetria K. Patton, Ph.D.. @. DrVKPatton. The Souls of Black Folk. W.E.B. Du Bois. Biography. He was born on . February 23, 1868, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. . In . 1895, he became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University. SC Social Studies Standard. 8-5.4. : Summarize the policies and actions of South . Carolina’s . political leadership in implementing . discriminatory . laws that established a system of . racial . “. Separate But Equal. ”. Power point created by Robert L. Martinez. Primary Content: . The Americans. In 1892, Homer . Plessy. took a seat in the “whites only” car of a train and refused to move. He was arrested, and convicted for breaking Louisiana’s segregation law.. 14. th. Amendment. 14. th. Amendment. The 14th Amendment.  to the Constitution was . ratified on July 9, . 1868. .. G. ranted . citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” . From Plessy to Brown: The African American Freedom Struggle in the 20 th century Venetria K. Patton, Ph.D. @ DrVKPatton Up From Slavery Booker T. Washington Biography Born a slave in 1856 Educated at Hampton Normal Agricultural Institute in Virginia 3.12 Notes. 20 points. Set up paper for notes.. Leave out the questions and summary sections. EQ: What are some landmark Supreme Court Cases in U.S. History? . Have out your study documentation. Class Business.