Order Instructions
Civil Rights
Please view and take notes on It’s a Free Country Video and/or Professor Patterson’s lecture below on Civil Rights and also read the Civil Rights chapter in the textbook.
 

 
 
Patterson Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La9bH58cBwQ
 
After doing so, answer the following questions:
 
1. Briefly summarize the history of Civil Rights in the United States.
 
2. Next, explain what the ramifications were of the Supreme Court’s 1954 decision in Brown vs Board of Education. How did this expand civil rights in the US.
 
3. Finally, explain the importance of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
 
Additional resources below:
 
Civil Rights Movement
America’s Civil Rights Timeline
The Civil Rights Movement in America 1945 to 1968
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Ac (The History Channel)
Voting Rights Act (The Leadership Conference)
History of Voting Rights—https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URMb2D3kFZQ
Once you have posted your response, the other students’ responses will appear. Please read over the other students’ response and then reply to at least one classmate. In your replies identify something you had not previously been aware of or something which challenges you to think differently.
 
Your initial post must be at least 300 words. List all web resources and referenced materials that were used. You must use the APA citation style format in listing references used and in parenthetical citations.
 
Plagiarism will not be tolerated. A failing grade for the assignment and/or the course will be awarded pursuant to the SPC Academic Integrity Policy. https://go.spcollege.edu/AcademicHonesty/
 
For definitive APA formatting, refer to one of the following:
 
Print Manual: American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association: The official guide to APA style.
 
APA Style Website: https://apastyle.apa.org/
 
SPC created APA Information Guide: https://spcollege.libguides.com/hecapa
 
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See also the Discussion Grading Rubric for additional information on your discussion grade.
 
Discussion 5
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