Annotated Bibliography/Resources
"American Experience | Reconstruction: The Second Civil War | Black Legislators |
PBS." PBS. 12 July 2009 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reconstruction/activism>.
This site was used to access specific wording of the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1875.
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary. 12 July 2009
http://www.thefreedictionary.com>. This site was used to get an "official" definition of
"federalism."
Kluger, Richard. Simple Justice. New York: Vintage Books, 2004. This book is an
account of Black America's struggle for equality. The detailed background of the court
cases that preceded Brown v.Board give great insight into the struggle and why it took so
long to overturn Plessy v. Ferguson.
Lewis, John . Walking with the Wind. New Your: Simon and Schuster, 1998. Excerpts
from this book will be used to learn about the conditions in the 1950's and 1960's and the
responses to it. It will also be used to compare and contrast community involvement of
John Lewis and that of Barack Obama.
"Main Menu, Marbury v. Madison, Landmark Supreme Court Cases." Landmark
Supreme Court Cases - HOME. 12 July 2009
http://www.landmarkcases.org/marbury/home.html>. This site was used to get the
exact wording of the Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison.
"Main Menu, Plessy v. Ferguson, Landmark Supreme Court Cases." Landmark Supreme
Court Cases - HOME. 12 July 2009 http://www.landmarkcases.org/plessy/home.html>.
The site was used to get additional information on the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court
case.
Obama, Barack. Dreams from My Father. New York: Crown Publishing Group, 1995.
Dreams from my Father contains details about Barack Obama's community organizing,
as well as a description of his life's experiences that led to the person he is today.
Excerpts from this book will be used to inspire students to become involved in their
communities and also to compare and contrast the Civil Rights Era and activism to today.
Obama, Barack. The Audacity of Hope. New York: Crown Publishing Group, 2006. This
book is great for conveying Barack Obama's optimism and call for a new kind of
politics. Excerpts from the chapters on "Our Constitution" and "Race" will be used as we
compare and contrast the Civil Rights Era to the current climate in the U.S.
"South Carolina - Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws." SCIway.net - South Carolina
Information Highway - SC. 12 July 2009
http://www.sciway.net/afam/reconstruction/blackcodes.html>. This site was used to
get information about the Black Codes, particularly those in South Carolina.
USConstitution.net." Index Page - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net. 12
July 2009 http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html>. This site was used to get the
exact wording of the Fifth, Tenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments.
"EDU 300 American Public Schools - Syllabus." Welcome to dirkdavis.net. 12 July 2009
http://www.dirkdavis.net/cbu/edu300>. This cite was used to get the exact names of
the five cases which made up Brown v. Board and as an additional reference to the
Kluger Book (Simple Justice).
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