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Social Movements, Civil Rights, and Political Reform

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Summary

Civil rights movements often begin when individuals draw attention to unfair treatment and take responsibility for challenging it. This lesson explores how personal acts of protest can inspire organized action and how civil disobedience has been used to seek political change.

Democracies provide citizens with ways to participate in public life, including voting, contacting legislators, volunteering, donating to campaigns, joining boycotts, displaying signs, and taking part in rallies and protests. People use these methods to make problems visible and encourage elected officials to address them through public policy.

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What is civil disobedience?
A public, conscientious political act that breaks a law, usually nonviolently, to seek change in law or government policy.
What did the separate but equal doctrine do?
It provided constitutional justification for segregation after the Supreme Court upheld it in Plessy v. Ferguson.
What role did the NAACP play in the civil rights movement?
Founded in 1909, it provided a lasting organization for advocacy for African American civil rights.
What is structural racism?
The ways policies, institutions, and social arrangements can produce or maintain racial inequality.
Who created the phrase Me Too, and when?
Activist Tarana Burke created it in 2006 to express solidarity with survivors, particularly girls of color.

Quiz questions

  1. Which organization promoted direct action and influenced tactics used in later civil rights campaigns?Answer: The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
  2. What was a central purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?Answer: Addressing barriers that denied African Americans meaningful access to voting
  3. Which description best characterizes Black Lives Matter’s organizational structure?Answer: A decentralized grassroots movement with local organizing around shared aims
  4. How did the phrase Me Too gain rapid online visibility in 2017?Answer: People widely used the #MeToo hashtag to share experiences and build solidarity.
  5. What does the example of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests demonstrate?Answer: A movement can mobilize millions of people over an extended period.

Based on Introduction to Political Science by Mark Carl Rom, Masaki Hidaka, Rachel Bzostek Walker (OpenStax), licensed CC BY 4.0. Adapted into a summary, flashcards and quizzes.

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