Define the southern strategy

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1. Define, describe and provide examples of Jim Crow laws that existed in the South. In what ways could it be argued that the consequences of these laws was as harmful to African-Americans as slavery?

2. Outline the significance of the Plessy decision. Identify at least two consequences of this monumental Supreme Court decision.

3. Identify three legal decisions or government policies passed in the 1960's that attempted to assure equality. What did these laws do? Have they fulfilled their purpose? (Be sure to include the 1965 Voting Rights Act)

4. Define the Southern Strategy. What was its goal, and was it successful?

5. The text discusses types of protests that begin in the late 1950's most notably non-violent civil disobedience often associated with Martin Luther King jr and religious organizations. The text also discusses more confrontational protest movements including direct action that in some cases involved violence. Are there any types of protest behavior that you find acceptable or unacceptable? What criteria do you use to distinguish between acceptable protest and unacceptable protest?

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