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Jim Crow Laws Teacher Resources
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Learners examine the constitutionality of Jim Crow Laws. In this civil rights lesson plan, students read excerpts of the U.S. Constitution as well as examples of Jim Crow Laws. Learners select Jim Crow laws and then find out what portions of the laws are or are not supported by the Constitution.
Students examine the Civil Rights movement and use mapping as a reading to learn strategy. In this Jim Crow Laws lesson, students read material regarding the civil rights movement. Students explore reference materials to gather relevant information. Students discuss the term "Jim Crow" and write a paragraph about why they think the term is insulting to blacks.
Students investigate Jim Crow laws. In this Civil Rights lesson, students discuss the meaning of the 14th Amendment and then research selected Internet sources regarding the Jim Crow laws in different Southern states.
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this civil rights lesson, student determine the meaning and origination of Jim Crow laws. Students discuss the implications of the laws and compare and contrast them to other laws in the South.
Students discover the significance of Jim Crow laws. In this West Virginia history activity, students research Internet and print sources in order to respond to questions on a worksheet titled, "The Fight for Civil Rights: Jim Crow Laws in West Virginia."
Learners research the impact of the Jim Crow laws on safe travel for African-Americans. For this civil rights lesson, students explore the dangers posed upon African-American traveling in the south. Learners discover the extent of discrimination at that time. Assessments and rubric are provided.
Students explore discrimination. In this civil rights lesson, students discover how local churches and community programs attempted to educate African-Americans during the civil rights movement. Students research the Plessy v. Ferguson court case and Jim Crow law.
Students engage in a lesson that gives examples of Jim Crow Laws in order to help them conduct research in order to find information. They use the information in order to take notes upon how the laws have had an impact upon society.
Eighth graders study the effects that segregation and the Jim Crow laws had on life in Virginia after reviewing the Reconstruction period. They list the effects that the Jim Crow laws had on the lives of African Americans such as unfair polling taxes, separate schools and facilities, and difficulty voting. Using websites, they research the effects of segregation and write a paragraph on the topic.
Fourth graders explore racial discrimination focusing on Jim Crow laws. They read an excerpt from Richard Wright's autobiography and discuss how viewing the subject from the his point of view affects their opinions.