1) Why role have factors such as the Civil War Reconstruction Amendments (Links to an external site.) (13th (Links to an external site.), 14th (Links to an external site.), 15th (Links to an external site.)), the composition and policies of the federal government (Links to an external site.), or the courts (Links to an external site.) played in the struggle to advance voting and civil rights in the US?
Explain how the 13th amendment (Links to an external site.), (which was intended to abolish slavery) was instead used by white nationalists to re-enslavement of newly freed African American citizens after short period of Reconstruction ended.
Offer specifics about how the system of “new slavery” detailed in the documentary operated. For example, what was the role of the Courts in the Convict Labor system? Make sure to explain the significance of the Convict Labor, Peonage, Sharecropping, Black Codes (ie. vagrancy laws), the role of the courts etc.
2) What has been the legacy of the continuation of a second period of neo-slavery – that only ended nearly halfway through the 20th century, during WWII? How has the de-jure segregation, (Links to an external site.) the myth of race, (Links to an external site.)the drive for profit, (Links to an external site.) or the misuse of science in the American eugenics movement (Links to an external site.) contributed to systemic racism, (Links to an external site.) colorism (Links to an external site.), and rise of America’s largest contemporary protest movement for racial equality and justice (Links to an external site.)?
Here are a few examples of the legacies of American slavery (1619-1945) for you to develop upon. Inequality and the economic legacy of slavery, sterotypes, implicit biases and assumptions of criminality, policing practices, the criminal justice system, redlining, discrimination in education, hiring and employment, and voting rights.
3) Who are active in promoting awareness of and/or combating discrimination? How are people mobilizing to promote equity, individual, and building community resilience (Links to an external site.)? What does / could this look like? Examples include focusing on health (Links to an external site.)
