1. The New South 13th/14th/15th Amendments:
With the passage of these amendments to the Constitution, African Americans expected all of the rights of citizenship but would not get them

2. The New South Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) The Case:
1890 – Louisiana passed a law requiring “separate but equal” train accommodations
Homer Plessy (1/8 black) bought a ticket for a white car, eventually being kicked off the train
Claimed 13th and 14th Amendment rights were violated
Decision:
Supreme Court ruled that LA did not violate rights and “separate but equal” facilities were constitutional

4. Jim Crow South
Jim Crow laws legalized segregation and discrimination throughout the nation, specifically in the south
Segregated transportation, schools, libraries, all public areas (water fountains, lunch counters, bus stations, etc)
Prevented equal voting – poll tax, literacy test

6. Spectators at a public lynching
Jim Crow South
Lynch Law: The "unwritten law" of Jim Crow South that justified people putting African Americans to death without a trial by jury, opportunity to make a defense, and without any right of appeal.
Strange Fruit – Billie Holiday (1939)
Terror Lynching in America – Equal Justice Initiative
Spectators at a public lynching

7. Lynchings: By State and Race, 1882-1968 *
White
Black
Total
Alabama 48
299
347
Arkansas 58
226
284
Florida 25
257
282
Georgia 39
492
531
Kentucky 63
142
205
Louisiana 56
335
391
Maryland 2 27 29
Mississippi 42
539
581
North Carolina 15 86
101
South Carolina 4
156
160
Tennessee 47
204
251
Texas
141
352
493
Virginia 17 83
100
1,297
3,446
4,743
*Statistics provided  by the Archives at Tuskegee Institute.

8. Murder of Emmett Till – Aug. 1955
On a sheet of paper, you will create a t-chart titled “Murder of Emmett Till. Label the left side your reaction and complete while you watch the video.
The murder and trial of 14 year old Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi horrified the nation and the world.
Mother insisted on an open casket “so all the world could see what they did to my boy”
Killers were arrested and charged with murder but were both acquitted quickly by an all-white, all-male jury.
Till's death was a spark that helped mobilize the civil rights movement.

9. Reactions to Emmett Till’s Case
Label the right side of your t-chart as Historical Reactions
Each of you will get an account from 1955, describe a person’s reaction to the murder of Emmett Till and the trial that ensued.
Read your account and complete the right side of your t-chart
Be prepared to share a summary of your reaction and the reaction in the account you read

10. In one paragraph… (that’s 5-7 sentences)
Describe your reactions to the Emmett Till case and compare and contrast them to the reaction in your historical account and those that were shared by the class.
Key Question: How did reactions across the country to the murder and trial of Emmett Till differ?
Turn in on the green chair 

11. Historical Accounts of Lynchings
You will now get an account of a lynching that took place in the early Jim Crow Era.
Read over your account carefully, annotating as you go. HIGHLIGHT ONE SENTENCE (Your golden line). This golden line can be something that you find important, compelling, interesting, etc.
Now, find a partner to share with. Discuss your lynching accounts and what your golden line was (and why you chose that particular line)

12. Discussion Questions What reasons were given for these lynchings?
What reasons were given for these lynchings?
How often were the victims of lynching the apparent subjects of mistaken identity?
Many of these accounts are marked by disturbing descriptions of torture and mutilation. What seem to have been the purpose behind these acts of torture?
How are these details meant to affect the reader?
In Lynch Law in Georgia, Ida B. Wells wrote that "the real purpose of these savage demonstrations is to teach the Negro that in the South he has no rights that the law will enforce." Stanford's wrote that "Lynch Law might as well be written into the constitution of many states…" How do the lynching narratives support these claims?

13. Civil Rights Journal
You will create an ongoing journal as we learn about the Civil Rights Movement.
All journal entries should be AT LEAST half a page, written legibly.
Be descriptive, creative, and thorough!!!!!
Journal Prompt #1
You are 15 years old. It is August 1955 and you have recently learned about the murder of Emmett Till. In your journal, you should its effect on you.
Questions to consider: How did you learn about the murder? Did you see a picture of Emmett? Did you read an article about the murder or trial? How have your parents reacted? How did it make you feel? How has it affected your daily life? Was this event shocking to you? Have you had a previous experience with discrimination, a lynching, etc. that has influenced your thoughts on the murder and trial of Emmett Till?