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Cyber-Road

Cyber-Road . To. Civil Rights. by Karen S. Becker-Marcelo. JHS 149. District 7. Bronx, NY. Washington. Minnesota. North Dakota. Montana. Oregon. Wisconsin. Idaho. South Dakota. Michigan. Wyoming. Iowa. Nebraska. Nevada. Illinois. Utah. Colorado. Kansas. California.

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Cyber-Road

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  1. Cyber-Road To Civil Rights by Karen S. Becker-Marcelo JHS 149 District 7 Bronx, NY

  2. Washington Minnesota North Dakota Montana Oregon Wisconsin Idaho South Dakota Michigan Wyoming Iowa Nebraska Nevada Illinois Utah Colorado Kansas California Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico Texas Louisiana Hawaii Throughout it’s history, the United States has followed a road to Civil Rights. But it has not always been an easy path. Vermont Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts New York Rhode Island Connecticut Pennsylvania New Jersey Ohio Delaware Indiana West Maryland Virginia Virginia Kentucky North Carolina Tennessee South Carolina Mississippi Georgia Alabama Florida Alaska

  3. YOU WILL EXAMINE 3 SUPREME COURT CASES THAT SPAN 200 YEARS OF AMERICAN HISTORY. YOU WILL COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE RESULTS AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF EACH CASE.

  4. Finally, upon studying these cases and the history that led up to them, you will conclude why different results were achieved in different times in History

  5. The issue of slavery, in the 1800’s, caused tensions to rise in the US and eventually led to the polarization of our country.

  6. The first battles took place in Congress and the Courts. Dred Scott, a slave, had been taken to free land. Missouri was considered a free state as part of the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

  7. The Supreme Court stated that Dred Scott was a slave, the property of his master. Therefore, he was not a US citizen and did not have the right to sue his master. The Supreme Court decision also made the Missouri Compromise invalid.

  8. Brown v Topeka Board of Education 1954 “Separate but Unequal” The Supreme Court announced that separate educational facilities were unequal. This led to the dissolving of segregation laws in the US.

  9. These are just a few photographs taken during the Civil Rights Movement during the 1950’s and 1960’s. *** As you do your research, you will discover how the 3 Supreme Court cases led up to our countries Civil Rights Movement and our continuing struggle for equality.

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