Answer the following assignment questions as completely as possible. Formulate your responses in your own words. Do not merely copy answers from your reading materials. When it is appropriate to use quotations or paraphrase from your text materials, be sure to cite your sources properly by giving page numbers in parentheses or using footnotes or endnotes. The assignment is in two parts and consists of two types of questions: Essay Questions. Submit answers to all of the essay questions. Short-Answer Questions. Submit answers to all of the short-answer questions. Proofread your answers for correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Part A. Essay Questions Answer all essay questions. Each essay should be approximately one double-spaced, typed page. 1. What “doctrine” was established by the U.S. Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson? What was the impact of this decision on the lives of black Americans. 2. Identify the plaintiffs and summarize the arguments presented to the U.S. Supreme Court in the group of cases that came to be known as Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. How did social science research on racism help inform the Court? What was the Court’s ruling? 3. Define interposition and massive resistance, and give examples of how these strategies were used in the South to resist desegregation. Part B. Short-Answer Questions Answer all short-answer questions. Responses to each short-answer question should be one or two paragraphs long. 1. What made the Emmett Till murder different from other racially motivated killings? 2. What was the significance of Mose Wright’s court appearance in the Emmett Till murder trial? 3. Describe the origin, purpose, and membership of the NAACP. 4. Identify Charles Houston, and discuss his contribution to the civil rights movement. 5. What were the factors that led to the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Identify two individuals who played crucial roles in the boycott.
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