How US law from the founding of the US up to the 1920s impacted Black civil rights.
Write: essay on how US law from the founding of the US up to the 1920s impacted Black civil rights. The essay must have at least 8 citations from scholarly sources or primary sources.
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Readings, lecture, research and other learning resources on the period(s) that lead to the modern Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s – 70s.
Readings: Declaration of Independence – https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript
Frederick Douglass 4th of July speech – http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/ows/seminars/civilwarrecon/cwcause/Douglass%20Fourth%20of%20July.pdf
Sojourner Truth – https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sojourner-truth-delivers-aint-i-a-woman-speech Read about the speech and also click the link to read the speech
“What did Black people in what became the United States retain from Africa and why is that important? Think, research, read independently.
Research: Dred Scott Decision; 13th 14th and 15th amendments to the US Constitution; Plessy v Ferguson Supreme Court Decision
Write: essay on how US law from the founding of the US up to the 1920s impacted Black civil rights. The essay must have at least 8 citations from scholarly sources or primary sources.
Format: Name and the Course Name at the top left hand side.
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