Why role have factors such as the Civil War Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, 15th), the composition and policies of the federal government, and the courts played in the struggle to advance voting and civil rights in the US?

Discussion Board Questions to Address:

1) Why role have factors such as the Civil War Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, 15th), the composition and policies of the federal government, and the courts played in the struggle to advance voting and civil rights in the US?

Explain the significance of:

The Convict Labor system: the role of the Southern states’ criminal justice systems mentioned in the documentary.
Peonage
Sharecropping
Black Codes (ie. vagrancy laws)
2) What has been the legacy of the continuation of a second period of legalized neo-slavery – that only ended in WWII?

How has the denial of human, civil and legal rights provided the historical context for understanding the events we all witnessed in 2020, and rise of America’s largest multiracial protest movement for racial equality and justice?
Provide evidence regarding the legacies of American slavery and the forcible deprivation of life, labor, and property (1619 – 1865) and (1870 – 1945), which include:
Suppression of voting, legal rights, and political representation
Policing practices and the criminal justice system
Extra-judicial violence and intimidation by white supremacist organizations
Discrimination in education, hiring, employment, ability to raise capital and own property, and redlining in housing
Stereotypes, implicit biases, assumptions of criminality
Extreme economic and health inequalities
3) Democracy requires vigilance and the right to vote is the bedrock of liberty. Young people and students have been always at the forefront of social and political change, as evident in the Civil Rights Movement, #CanYouHearUsNow slogan, #LiabilityoftheMind campaign, and Black Lives Matter.

Who are 21st century leaders and activists promoting liberation, civil rights, empowerment, and combating discrimination – such as modern voter suppression tactics?
How are people mobilizing to promote equity, individual and building community resilience?
What problems are these actors or groups seeking to solve?
What evidence and tactics do they use? Include methods of increasing public awareness and political pressure.
What policy or other changes do they promote?
How do they coordinate with others to create a movement for change?
Share examples with your fellow students that speak to you! This could be art or posters, poetry, literature, songs, webpages, testimony etc.

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