Civil rights & race relations in the USA

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Assess the value of the source for revealing the US federal government approach to racial discrimination and the issues of racial separation in the late 19th century raised by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896).

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

3 ‘Segregation was the chief cause of grievances expressed by black Americans in the New Deal years (1933–41).’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How significant were Martin Luther King’s non-violent campaigns in achieving civil rights for black Americans in the years 1954–63?

7 ‘The requirements of industry were the most significant reason for the changing geographical distribution of black Americans in the years 1850–2009.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

8 ‘ The Birth of a Nation (1915) was the key turning point in changing the attitudes of white Americans to the black American struggle for civil rights.’

How far do you agree with this statement about the impact of films in the years c1910–2009?

Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the limited impact of the Agricultural Adjustment Act on Southern black Americans and the problems faced by migrants to Northern cities.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

How far do you agree that it was the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments that were most responsible for improving the lives of black Americans in the years 1865–77?

4 ‘The status of black people in American society changed very little in the years 1957–68.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that the development of Levitt estates in the 1950s was the most important factor in changing patterns of segregation in the USA in the years 1910–2009?

8 ‘It was paintings, photographs and lithographs produced in the years 1850–80 that contributed most to changing perceptions of race relations in the USA in the years 1850–2009.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the obstacles to the achievement of democratic rights faced by black Americans and the methods used by President Johnson to achieve civil rights for these citizens.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

3 ‘New Deal legislation barely changed the lives of black Americans in the USA.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

4 ‘The main reason for Barack Obama’s victory in the campaign for the Presidency was the weakness of his opponents throughout his campaign.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that the First Great Migration (c1910–30) was the key turning point in the changing pattern of segregation of black Americans in the 20th century?

How accurate is it to say that film was the most significant medium influencing changes in attitudes towards race relations in the years 1850–2009?

Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the way that Jim Crow Laws were applied on public transportation during the period of the New Deal and the failure to address the grievances of black Americans concerning public transportation.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

3 ‘In the years 1865–77, it was the violent activities of white supremacist groups that had the most damaging impact on the civil rights of black Americans in the South.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

4 ‘It was the activities of SNCC and CORE that were mainly responsible for improvements in the lives of black Americans in the years 1957–68.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that push factors were more important than pull factors in explaining the changing geographical distribution of black Americans in the years 1850–2009?

How accurate is it to say that the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) marked the key turning point in the portrayal of race relations in novels in the years 1850–2009?

Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the reasons why the conditions of ex-slaves improved and the objectives of the Freedmen’s Bureau.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

3 ‘The Supreme Court ruling in the case of Plessy v Ferguson (1896) was the most damaging setback to the black American struggle against racial discrimination in the years 1883–1900.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

To what extent was Obama’s personality the chief reason for the success of his campaign for the presidency of the United States in 2008?

How far do you agree that the First Great Migration (c1910–30) was the most important factor leading to increased racial integration in the USA in the years c1900–2009?

How far do you agree that the depiction of race in Huckleberry Finn (1885) was the key turning point in changing attitudes to race relations through portrayals in fiction and film in the USA in the years 1850–2009?

Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the reasons for civil rights protests in the USA in the mid-1950s and the principles on which Martin Luther King based his methods of protest.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the reasons for civil rights protests in the USA in the mid-1950s and the principles on which Martin Luther King based his methods of protest.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

3 ‘In the years to 1900, it was the Supreme Court that was most responsible for undermining the rights that black Americans had gained from Reconstruction.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

3 ‘In the years to 1900, it was the Supreme Court that was most responsible for undermining the rights that black Americans had gained from Reconstruction.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How accurate is it to say that the New Deal brought no substantial change to the employment status and working conditions of black Americans in the years 1933–41?

How accurate is it to say that the New Deal brought no substantial change to the employment status and working conditions of black Americans in the years 1933–41?

7 ‘The impact of attitudes towards segregation was the most significant reason for the changing pattern of migration of black Americans in the years 1850–2009.’

How far do you agree with this judgement?

7 ‘The impact of attitudes towards segregation was the most significant reason for the changing pattern of migration of black Americans in the years 1850–2009.’

How far do you agree with this judgement?

8 ‘ Malcolm X (1992) was the most significant film in changing the perceptions of race among movie audiences in the years c1900–2009.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

8 ‘ Malcolm X (1992) was the most significant film in changing the perceptions of race among movie audiences in the years c1900–2009.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the nature of race relations in Chicago in the 1930s and the impact of New Deal welfare on black Americans.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

How far do you agree that it was federal government Reconstruction measures that were most responsible for improving the lives of black Americans in the years 1865-77?

How accurate is it to say that the status of black people in the United States changed very little in the years 1954 – 63?

7 ‘The outcome of the Civil War for black Americans in 1865 was the key turning point in the changing geography of civil rights issues in the USA in the years 1850-2009’.

How far do you agree with this statement?

How accurate is it to say that the 1977 television mini-series Roots was the key turning point in changing perceptions of black Americans in the years 1850-2009?

Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the reasons for the election of Barack Obama as senator for Illinois in 2004 and the nature of his subsequent campaign for the Democratic Party nomination for the presidency of the United States.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

3 ‘The exclusion of black Americans from the vote was the most damaging setback to their fight for civil rights in the years 1883–c1900’.

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far was the influence of southern whites in the Democratic Party the chief cause of the failure to address the grievances of black Americans during the New Deal years, 1933–41?

7 ‘The inner-city riots in Watts in 1965 were the most damaging obstacle to desegregation in the USA in the years 1850–2009.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far was the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960 the key turning point in the shaping of white attitudes towards race relations in the United States in the years 1850–2009?

Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the extent of racist attitudes in the South and the relationship between the federal government and southern states in the 1890s.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

3 ‘Constitutional Amendments introduced during the Reconstruction period significantly improved the position of black Americans in the years 1865–77.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How accurate is it to say that it was primarily internal divisions within the civil rights movement that damaged the cause of civil rights for black Americans in the years 1960–68?

How far do you agree that the First Great Migration (c1910–30) can be regarded as the most significant change in the pattern of black settlement in the USA in the period 1850–2009?

How far did the repression of black Americans portrayed in photographs, films and television produce changes in the attitudes of white Americans towards race in the period 1850–2009?