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Module 5 Short Responses – Question 1 In the space below, specify which historical lens you'd like to use for this exercise.
For this exercise, I will be using the social and political lenses.
Module 5 Short Responses – Question 2 Next, formulate a research question about the civil rights movement (historical time from 1954 – 1968), using the lens you've chosen.
Did the Civil Rights Movement grow out of violence against African Americans?
Module 5 Short Responses – Question 3 First, go back and review the research question you developed in Step 1. For Step 2, first name two different primary sources that you might use to answer that question. Be as specific as you can. Your primary sources should be found using the Shapiro Library.
Hudson-Weems, C. (1998). Resurrecting Emmett Till: The Catalyst of the Modern Civil
Rights Movement. Journal of Black Studies, 29(2), 179 - 188.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2668088
Zier, M. (2021). Crimes of Omission: State-Action Doctrine and Anti-Lynching Legislation
in the Jim Crow Era. Stanford Law Review, 73(3), 777 - 819.
Module 5 Short Responses – Question 4 Next, name two different secondary sources you could use to answer your research question. Again, be as specific as you can. Your secondary sources should be found using
the Shapiro Library.
Wendt, S. (2007). 'They Finally Found Out that We Really Are Men': Violence, Non-Violence
and Black Manhood in the Civil Rights Era. Gender & History, 19(3), 543 - 564. https://doi-
org.ezproxy.snhu.edu/10.1111/j.1468-0424.2007.00487.
MINCHIN, T. J. (2006). BEYOND THE DOMINANT NARRATIVE: THE ONGOING
STRUGGLE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE U.S. SOUTH, 1968-1980. Australasian Journal
of American Studies, 25(1), 65 - 86. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41054007
Module 5 Short Responses – Question 5 Construct a thesis statement that provides an answer to the research question you posed
in Step 1. Base your response on the historical evidence that's been presented in this course so far, as well as any research you may have done on your own. As white supremacy became threatened, violence against African Americans increased with the repeal of Jim Crow laws.
Module 5 Short Responses – Question 6 Name three specific historical events that can be considered contributory causes of the passage of the Voting Rights Act. Briefly explain why you believe each of these events contributed to the passage of the Act.
The Mississippi arson murders occurred in June 1964, when three voting rights activists were
kidnapped and murdered in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
Preclearance provision - This prevented voting law changes from taking effect unless ap-
proved by the Justice Department or federal courts.
"Bloody Sunday" occurred in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965, when a civil rights march attended by 600 people ended in an attack by white police and state sheriffs.
Module 5 Short Responses – Question 7 Based on what you read about the passage of the Voting Rights Act on Page 1 of this learning block, name one event that was part of the course
of this bill's passage by Con-
gress.
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Module 5 Short Responses – Question 8 Name three specific consequences caused by the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
1. Increased representation of African Americans in Congress, state legislatures, and local of-
fices.
2. With the passage of the Voting Rights Act, 250,000 black voters registered to vote.
3. Poll taxes and a ban on literacy tests were raised, encouraging African Americans to vote.
Module 5 Short Responses – Question 9 One of these scholars relied heavily on evidence about the substance
of today's political debate. Which scholar was that? What sort of evidence did he use?
David Kennedy, a prominent political scientist, has relied heavily on arguments about the meaning of current political debates. He talked about gay marriage, abortion, and politics.
Module 5 Short Responses – Question 10 One of these scholars relied heavily on evidence about the political process
. Which scholar was that? What sort of evidence did he use?
Richard H. Pildes is a scholar who has relied heavily on the evidence of political processes. He said the Voting Rights Act changed voting in the South by removing barriers such as liter-
acy tests, poll taxes, manipulative registration practices and educational residency require-
ments that saw an influx of African-American voters .
Module 5 Short Responses – Question 11 1.
What is the topic of this essay? Does the author make it clear in the introduction?
2.
What is the author's thesis? 3.
What kind of sources and evidence do you think the author will use to support his thesis? 1. The author's work describes how a group of high school students and teachers coped with the struggle. their citizenship.
2. The types of sources and evidence the author uses to support his thesis are intended for this
purpose.
Primary sources such as interviews with students and teachers and newspaper articles.
3. The subject of the essay describes the involvement of a small and dedicated group of local elites. The students attended the first meeting held in Charleston, South Carolina on April 1, 1960. Yes, the introduction is clear and the author uses the words of a student who graduated from that high school.
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