HIS 144 Civil Rights Movement Matrix. Grand Canyon University.Part I: Utilize the Topic 6 Readings as a resource to complete the "Civil Rights Movement Mat
... [Show More] rix." Be sure
to cite and reference all sources.
Summarize and state the significance of each of the snapshots of the Civil Rights movement.
Snapshot Summary Significance
Example: Second Mississippi
Plan
The Second Mississippi Plan was
a series of laws that established
barriers for former slaves from
participating in voting, and
included things like the poll tax,
a fee for voting which many
poor people could not pay, the
literacy test, stating that one
had to be able to read and write
at a given standard in order to
vote, which discriminated
heavily against most former
slaves, many of whom were
illiterate. (citation)
These laws were passed to
prevent the former slaves from
exercising any political power. In
many of the Southern states,
the black population was either
even with or outnumbered the
white population. These laws
were set in motion to protect
the status quo of power in the
Southern states. These policies
initiated in Mississippi were
adapted by many of the other
Southern states. (citation)
References
HST-144 Civil Rights Movement Matrix
Part I: Utilize the Topic 6 Readings as a resource to complete the "Civil Rights Movement Matrix." Be sure
to cite and reference all sources.
Summarize and state the significance of each of the snapshots of the Civil Rights movement.
Snapshot Summary Significance
Plessey v. Ferguson (1896) It is one of the landmark 1896
US Supreme Court decisions
that upheld the constitutionality
of the state laws requiring
segregation in public facilities
under the “separate but equal”
status. This case stemmed from
an incident in 1892, where an
African-American man refused
to sit in another section of the
train car stating that it violated
his 13th and 14th amendment
rights (History.com, 2009).
Mr. Plessy was brought before
Judge Ferguson who upheld
state law by placing Mr. Plessy
in a separate section of the train
than that of white train riders.
The decision was challenged in
the supreme court and it was
upheld by a 7 to 1 vote that
“the implication is merely a
legal distinction and does not
violate any amendments.”.
Intrastate railroads were among
many segregated public facilities
the verdict sanctioned; others
included buses, hotels, theaters,
swimming pools and schools
(History, 2009).
References
Plessy v. Ferguson. (2009, October 29). Retrieved from https://www.history.com/topics/blackhistory/plessy-v-ferguson#section_ [Show Less]