American Democracy Now, 2nd Edition (Harrison)

Chapter 5: Civil Rights

Learning Objectives

Having studied this chapter, students should be able to do each of the following:

1. Define the terms civil rights and inherent characteristics.
2. Trace the history of discrimination against African Americans.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the context of the modern African American civil rights movement.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of the strategies of the modern African American civil rights movement.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of the government response to the African American civil rights movement.
6. Demonstrate knowledge of the strategies of the modern civil rights movement for women.
7. Demonstrate knowledge of the government response to the modern civil rights movement for women.
8. Identify other civil rights battles still being fought.