Important Events:
1. Emmett Till's Death Inspired a Movement
2. Rosa Parks' Bus Boycott
3. Passage of the Thirteenth Amendment
Factors that lead to the Civil Rights Movement:
1. Institutionalized racism
2. Segregation and discrimination
3. Economic inequalities
Effects of the Civil Rights Movement:
1. Criminal justice reform as a direct effect of the Civil Rights Movement (Source 9- Prison Policy Initiative)
Thesis Statement:
The Civil Rights Movement was a necessary response to the systemic racism, discrimination, and economic inequalities in American society, ultimately leading to significant changes in the criminal justice system.
Step 1: Review the following sources to begin to understand the causes and effects the Civil Rights Movement
Source 1 Teaching Hard History Slavery Key Concept 4
Source 2-Teaching Hard History Slavery Key Concept 8
Source 3 The Thirteenth Amendment. An End to American Slavery
Source 4-We Shall Overcome Lyrics
Source 5-Harlem by Langston Hughes
Source 6-Emmett Till's Death Inspired a Movement
Source 7-Rosa Parks Explained
Source B-Massacres in US History
Source 9-Prison Policy initiative
Brainstorm a list (at least three) of the following based on your critical reading of the sources above.
3 Important Events that illustrate the movement
3 Factors that lead to the Civil Rights Movement
2 Effects of the Civil Rights Movement Select an effect that is directly tied to the causes established in the sources provided in Step 1 (ie voting rights, protests, criminal justice reform, etc.). Include the source name and MLA citation with it
Based on your research pathway, what claim will your paper prove? This will be your thesis statement.
1 What is your main conclusion about your topic?
2 What is the main argument for your conclusion?
3 Combine the two previous responses to create your thesis statement here
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