This week you will be learning about The Civil Rights Movement. You may choose one of the following topics for your research paper:
1. Brown vs. The Board of Education
--- Consider as you write:
* How did it help to improve Civil Rights, and what challenges did it face?
* How did it challenge “separate but equal?”
* What resistance from the state level did it face? (Little Rock)
* What were some of the arguments for it and against it?
* Explain Marshall’s argument against segregation.
2. Peaceful Protests vs. Active Fighting / Force
-Consider as you write:
* Sit-ins
* Boycotts
* Montgomery Bus Boycott and Rosa Parks
* “Black Power”
* Burning of Watts, Los Angeles
* Was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s strategy of non-violence more or less effective than the militant actions of Malcolm X and Stokely Carmichael?
*These are suggestions for what to include in your paper. Do not simply answer the questions on this sheet. Your paper must include more information and research.*
Your research paper must be 3 pages in length, and be written in MLA format including a work cited page.
You will visit the Library/ Media Center to do research on:
Period 2: March 11th, March 12th, and March 16th
Period 6: March 12th, March 13th, and March 16th
No login needed from school.
Off campus? Email sevje@cpsed.net for password.
