February 5, 2010

While it is illegal to act on

racism in ways that hurt
others, it is not illegal to be
racist. Organizations like the
Ku Klux Klan are legal. Should
they be? Should joining
organizations that advocate
hate be made illegal?
 Homework:
Work on your
African
American
History
Month
Project
Review
• Reconstruction
• Look at your list
• Share what you
have
• Add what good
ideas you hear
• Turn it in
 Reconstruction
• 1865 - 1876
• The time period
when the south is
being brought back
into the country
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• Briefly a period
where African
Americans did well
 Ku Klux Klan
• Saw themselves as
defenders of the
south
• Used intimidation
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secrecy to intimidate
African Americans
• Many were former
Confederate soldiers
 Civil rights act of 1866
• Addressed
discrimination by color
• Before this law, people
discriminated against
had no recourse
• Discrimination used to
be legal
Civil Rights Act of 1875
• Says that states
must protect the
rights of all their
citizens
• This act was passed
in response to the
activities of the Ku
Klux Klan
 Constructed response essay
• Choose one of the
prompts and construct
an essay around it
• 5 paragraphs needed
to get an A
• Thesis statement
needed to get an A
• Supporting details
 Thesis Statement
• “A statement of the
purpose, intent, or
main idea of an
essay”
• What are you trying
to say?
• There should be one
clear sentence in the
essay that says it
 Class work:
• Work on your
constructed
response essay