01 Feb Why were the specific freedoms granted by the three Reconstruction Amendments especially significant? What protections agains
- Why were the specific freedoms granted by the three Reconstruction Amendments especially significant? What protections against discrimination do they not cover? (Hint: think about what grants citizens positions of power/success in this country.)
- What are several examples of how these freedoms were subverted in the Jim Crow system in the South?
- How did African Americans respond to and resist these oppressions?
- What is the significance of confronting this historical narrative today–BOTH oppressive measures and resistance measures?
