In a well crafted, three paragraph essay, discuss the evolution of civil rights, with specific focus on the black community, from Pre-Civil War through the Civil Rights of the 1960's.
topics to include, but just a suggestion of materials:
Dredd Scott
13-14-15 Amendments
Plessy v. Furguson
Brown v. BOE (1 and 2)
Voting Rights Act
Civil Rights Act
Brief Tidbit on the Emancipation Proclamtion