HST-144 Civil Rights Movement Matrix/civil rights matrix
Complete the Civil Rights Matrix by summarizing and stating the significance of each of the “snapshots” in the pursuit of Civil Rights in America.
Be sure to use sources contained in the topic/course materials and/or from your instructor to complete the assignment.
This assignment uses a scoring guide. Please review the scoring guide prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful
completion.
While GCU style format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented
using GCU documentation guidelines, which can be found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
Progressive Era Matrix Scoring Guide
REQUIREMENTS: POSSIBLE ACTUAL
A clear and accurate summary and statement of significance of the snapshots of the Civil Rights movement
1) Plessey v. Ferguson (1896) 5
2) Jim Crow laws 10
3) Segregation in the World Wars 5
4) Brown v. Board of Education (1954) 10
5) Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. 10
6) Martin Luther King Jr. and the SCLC (non-violent resistance) 10
7) “I have a dream” speech 10
8) 1964 Civil Rights Act 10
Solid academic writing and in-text citations including a reference page using GCU documentation guidelines. 5
TOTAL 75
HST-144 Civil Rights Movement Matrix
Part I: Utilize the Topic 6 Readings as a resource to complete the “Civil Rights Movement Matrix.” Be sure to cite and reference all sources.
Summarize and state the significance of each of the snapshots of the Civil Rights movement. The first one is an example.
This assignment uses a scoring guide. Instructors will be using the scoring guide to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the scoring guide prior to
beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
While GCU style format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented
using GCU documentation guidelines, which can be found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
Snapshot Summary Significance
Example: Second Mississippi Plan The Second Mississippi Plan was a series of laws that established barriers for former slaves from participating in voting, and
included things like the poll tax, a fee for voting which many poor people could not pay, the literacy test, stating that one had to be able to read and write at a
given standard in order to vote, which discriminated heavily against most former slaves, many of whom were illiterate. (citation) These laws were passed to
prevent the former slaves from exercising any political power. In many of the Southern states, the black population was either even with or outnumbered the white
population. These laws were set in motion to protect the status quo of power in the Southern states. These policies initiated in Mississippi were adapted by many of
the other Southern states. (citation)
Plessey v. Ferguson (1896)
Jim Crow Laws
Segregation in the World Wars
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
MLK Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (nonviolent resistance)
“I Have a Dream” speech
1964 Civil Rights Act
References
