Civil Rights: African Americans, Mexican Americans, & Shelby County v. Holder

Task

After Viewing and Reading the assigned films respond to the following in a 6-10 paragraph essay :

Compare and contrast the struggle for civil rights between African Americans and Mexican-Americans and the leadership of the movement. Discuss the impact of the recent Supreme Court decision, Shelby County v. Holder on American Society.  

• To prepare for the essay prompt, you will want to prepare responses to the Learning Objectives (1-4) posted below:
• Learning Objectives (LOs)

1. Compare and contrast the struggle for civil rights between African Americans and Mexican-Americans.
2. Identify and discuss the role of the Supreme Court, the Congress, and the Executive in promoting the Civil Rights Movement.
3. Identify and discuss the role of at least three different leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. Consider the specific strategies employed in their attempt to achieve civil rights.
4. Discuss the impact of the recent Supreme Court decision, Shelby County v. Holder on American Society. Explain, from your informed opinion if the decision was constructive for non-white populations in the United States.  

Assigned Reading and Other Resources

Assigned Reading and Other Resources

• . "Or Does It Explode?"
• Seeking Equality
• Invisible No More: the Latino Struggle for Civil Rights
• El Norte: The Borderland of Chicano America
• Mendez v. Westminster (NPR)
• Mendez v. Westminster (BBC)
• Shelby County v. Holder
• Fifty Years After 'Brown v. Board of Education'
• WATCH and READ: "The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther"

Videos