DATA Sheet 1: Character Quotes Education Barriers Directions: Tell how each of the following people might answer this question: “Does treating everyone equally mean treating them the same?” From what you have read, create one quote as a response to this question and list their character qualities/traits as evidence of the way you think they might respond. Thurgood Marshall: Little Rock Nine: Character Traits: Character Traits: Black Mississippi Sharecropper: Justice Powell: Character Traits: Character Traits: DATA Sheet 2: Civil Rights Memorial Political & Legal Barriers Directions: Create a memorial commemorating the Civil Rights Movement. Be sure to include: 1. A symbolic or representational monument memorializing the contributions of the people, places or events of the movement. 2. A dedication space that should include: a. an appropriate name for the memorial b. 2-3 concrete examples of specific contributions c. how their efforts made a difference in the movement d. why America should never forget their efforts 3. Be creative! Use color, perspective, anything that will make this memorial design stand-out. DATA Sheet 3: Y-Graph Hate Barriers Directions: Compare and contrast the philosophy of Malcolm X with that of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In one arm of the Y graph, list the ideas Dr. King promoted and in the other, those of Malcolm X. In the “trunk” of the Y graph, tell how they were similar. Malcolm X Martin Luther King Copyright © 2012 Chalk-Dust-Diva DATA Sheet 4: Universal Symbol Log Gender Barriers Directions: Summarize the main points of the topics below. Then create a symbol to represent the information you learned about the fight for woman’s rights. Seneca Falls Background SYMBOL 19th Amendment Equal Rights Amendment Copyright © 2012 Chalk-Dust-Diva DATA Sheet 5: Leave In-Leave-Out Setting the Historical Context Directions: Summarize the information you just read into a paragraph and then summarize the paragraph into one sentence. Then create a prediction about how African-American’s may have responded to these obstacles you read about. Ideas to LEAVE IN your summary Ideas to LEAVE OUT of your summary Paragraph Summary One Sentence Summary: PREDICTION: How might African Americans respond to these obstacles? Copyright © 2012 Chalk-Dust-Diva DATA Sheet 6: Amicus Curiae Social Barriers Directions: Pretend the Supreme Court is about to make a decision in the case, “Plessy v Ferguson”. Write an Amicus Curiae brief from the perspective of someone who sympathizes with the cause of civil rights. Address the brief to the Supreme Court. This type of brief is written by someone who is not a party to the litigation, but who believes that the court’s decision may affect its interest. Amicus Curiae “Friend of the Court” 1. What Constitutional issue is being raised by this case? 2. What is your interest in this matter? 3. Summary of your argument (why do you care about this case?) 4. In your opinion how should the Supreme Court respond?
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