1) Jim Crow- What does this term mean and how did it effect the
1) Jim Crow- What does this term mean and how did it effect the Southern Society, especially pertaining to African Americans after the Civil War till present day? 2) Explain the difference between the Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Supreme Court Case and verdict from the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS (1954) Supreme Court case and verdict. (Hint- Explain what Amendment both cases use as the basis of their arguements) 3) Besides Dr. Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks and Malcolm X, identify and describe an African American who helped shape and push for civil liberties for the African American community before 1980. 4) Identify and describe in detail one event after 1877 in African American history that had a profound effect on African Americans.
