HIS 200- Civil Rights Movement

Module Five: Analyzing History, Learning Block 5-1 (page 1):

• Question 1: In the space below, specify which historical lens you would like to use for this exercise. · Question 2: Next, formulate a research question about the civil rights movement (historical time from 1954–1968), using the lens you have chosen. Module Five: Analyzing History, Learning Block 5-1 (page 2)
• 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.
• 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. Module Five: Analyzing History, Learning Block 5-1 (page 3)
• 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 has been presented in this course so far, as well as any research you may have done on your own. Module Five: Analyzing History, Learning Block 5-3 (pages 2–3)
• 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.
• 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 Congress.
• Question 8: Name three specific consequences caused by the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
• 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?
• 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? Module Five: Analyzing History, Learning Block 5-4 (page 5):
• 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?

Civil Rights Movement

Question 1: The historical lens I have chosen is political for the provided research question on Civil Rights. It also took on some significant dislikes for individuals to do something like the Civil Rights Movement (Hebache & gouffi, 2022, p.99)

Question 2: We all know that the 13^th Amendment formally abolished slavery. In the Southern States, most citizens have writhed their way around the Amendment by creating laws that used loopholes and still discriminated against the African-American population.

Research Question: How did the administration address the ambiguities of initial rulings? Has the segregated South found violence after Jim Crow’s promotion against integration?

Question 3: The first primary source I have used for my research question is the Voices of Civil Rights Operational Demonstration. This source is the fact of handbooks where most people are affected due to change in the Civil Rights Movement. Another source I would use is the National Records on Civil Rights which contains letters from people like Jackie Robinson in his articles of Civil Rights Liberties (McMillen, 1993, p.55).

Question 4: The first secondary source I would like to select is Holy Crusade: Mississippi, the turning point of the Civil Rights Movement in America. It tells the stories in national press and newspaper articles. The other secondary source I would use is the journal article A Reflection on the Civil Rights Movement: Political and Intellectual Landmarks. This article helps explain the non-violent actions that have significantly impacted the Civil Rights Movement.

Question 5:  Thesis statement: “The effects of the Civil Rights Movement have been viewed by antagonym where there is full of strength and adversities. Jim Crow to Martin Luther King has cemented the road in blood and waterworks to gain fairness”.

Question 6: The first major historical event is the unification of schools. It is considered the first major event where people in public places provided African Americans equal education opportunities so that they could educate themselves with their best efforts. During President Johnson’s speech to Congress, there was another important event that the President might support the event of Bloody Sunday which has outraged the nation with coverage. Johnson also passed the Voting Rights Act of 1964, which helped migrant people to vote for their rights and freedom. The last event was the assassination of John F. Kennedy who contributed to the Voting Rights Act (Morris, 1999, p.520).

Question 7:  The attention of Bloody Sunday has been published in news articles across the nation, which is known to be a prominent advocate in the course of the bill’s passage.

Question 8: The three consequences are as follows:

1. Firstly, the learning tests are thought to be unlawful.
2. The federal administration would watch over states’ difficulties that were used to stop African Americans from electing in the past (McMillen, 1993, p.55).
3. The Advocate General could examine any local vote still trying to use the ballot duties.

Most of the African-Americans during the voting rights at the national level experienced obstacles during the 19^th century. With the Voting Rights of 1965, the goal was to ensure that black people had equal voting opportunities. The federal administration might increase the power to ensure the citizens with the correct voting process, but the target would be black voters.

Question 9: Based on historical evidence, the scholar who has trusted the indication of material of today’s political argument is David M. Kennedy. He has stated that the two parties have irregular divisions. He has used slavery, abortion, and gay marriage as evidence which shows notable indications toward cultural analysis. Therefore, his attention to American culture has made him a significant national character.

Question 10: David M. Kennedy is the scholar who has trusted evidence of the political process. He has resembled the politics of the 19^th century with shared prosperity, raising prospects, and national self-confidence in political completion (Liang, 2022, p.70).

Question 11:  a. The topic for the essay on the political lens is the Civil Rights Movement because the author has done a great job conveying the topic in the introduction.

1. Thesis statement: “The desegregation of public facilities through the lens has illustrated the group of local high schools where the students and teachers have played significant roles in the civil rights.”
2. The author has used documentary evidence to support the thesis statement. It consists of letters, news articles, and published draft works that support the considered credible sources with valid documents and media reports (Hebache & gouffi, 2022, p.99)

References:

Hebache, c. K. I., & gouffi, d. M. (2022). Sing for Freedom: The African American Song as a Weapon in Emancipating Cultural Identity in the American Civil Rights Movement (Doctoral dissertation, UNIVERSITY OF MOHAMED BOUDIAF).

Liang, W. (2022). Citizenship Project, National Identity, and Human Rights in Modern China. In Human Rights Education in China (pp. 59-72). Springer, Singapore.

McMillen, S. G. (1993). Like a Holy Crusade: Mississippi 1964-The Turning of The Civil Rights Movement in America, by Nicholaus Mills (Book Review). Mississippi Quarterly, 46(4), 707.

Morris, A. D. (1999). A retrospective on the civil rights movement: Political and intellectual landmarks. Annual review of Sociology, 517-539.