Unit 9 9-12: Desired Results
Big Ideas:
- Legal challenges to Jim Crow laws played a critical role in resisting racial segregation and injustice.
- African American lawyers, activists, and organizations like the NAACP used the court system to fight for civil rights.
- Landmark cases such as Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education illustrate both the struggles and successes of legal resistance.
Essential Questions:
- How did African Americans use the legal system to challenge segregation and discrimination?
- What role did organizations like the NAACP play in legal battles against Jim Crow laws?
- How did landmark cases influence the Civil Rights Movement and American society?
Enduring Understandings:
- African Americans resisted racial injustice through strategic legal challenges, advocating for equality in education, public services, and civic rights.
- The work of civil rights lawyers and organizations helped lay the groundwork for the broader Civil Rights Movement.
- Legal victories, such as Brown v. Board of Education, inspired future efforts to dismantle systemic racism in the United States.