Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Wednesday March 27, 2019 & Thursday March 28, 2019

Learning Target: Students will know how African Colonization started and the lasting affects it had on the continent. Students will know the similarities and differences between Apartheid and Jim Crow America.

Circle: Would you rather have a runny nose or dry eyes?

World Issues Project: You will have 20 minutes to work on your World Issues Projects.

Apartheid vs Jim Crow: For the next couple of classes we will be comparing the laws and norms of Apartheid and Jim Crow to find the similarities and differences.

Apartheid Research: You will spend some time in class today in your groups putting together a list of restrictions that Africans had to deal with under Apartheid law. We will then be making a list on the board as a class.
https://searchblackandeducation.com/stories/2017/2/5/selected-laws-from-apartheid
http://scnc.ukzn.ac.za/doc/HIST/Apartheid%20Legislation%20in%20South%20Africa.htm
http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~cale/cs201/apartheid.hist.html

Jim Crow Laws: https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/jim-crow-laws
We will be talking about the Jim Crow laws and what rights African Americans were denied during this time.

Comparing Apartheid and Jim Crow
Group Areas Act (1950) vs Fair Housing Act (1968)
Separate Representation of Voters Act (1951) vs Voting Rights Act 1965
Reservation of Separate Amenities Act (1953) vs Plessy v Ferguson (1896)

Exit Ticket: What is one way Apartheid and Jim Crow were similar?

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