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Week 3 Readings
Last week, we explored civil liberties. This week we will take a look at a related concept – civil rights. Civil rights ensure that the government must treat all people equally. However, as you will read, this has not always been the case.
Chapter 5: Civil Rights
Week 3 Video
This video provides some context for the situation African Americans faced in the years following the abolition of slavery. Though the Constitution was amended to guarantee equality for all, in practice, that was not the case.Jim Crow Laws and Racial Segregation in America : The Civil Rights Movement (6:28)
- https://openstax.org/details/books/american-govern…– That is the textbook being used.
- Consider the following excerpts from Section 1 of the 14th Amendment:”All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens…”
- “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law,”
- “Nor deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”Reflect on the phrases above; what do you interpret their meaning to be? How does this relate to the concept of Civil Rights? This assignment should be your own opinion, so you are not required to cite the text.