Follow the links to read the articles and take notes/answer questions. The notes you take will be used for your assessment tomorrow (Friday). Additionally, feel free to follow any links within any of the articles to learn more information.
- What exactly is “Black Lives Matter”?
- According to their site, how are Black lives victims of “state violence”?
- What is the ultimate goal of this “movement”?
- Who is Michael Brown and what happened to him?
- What are some of the inconsistencies in eye-witness accounts of what happened to Michael Brown?
- What happened after the Grand Jury’s decision not to indict Darren Wilson?
- What are some of the problems in the criminal justice system in Ferguson?
- Why do you think people were so upset by Michael Brown’s death?
(You will have to search around different articles to get all the details)
- What are the circumstances of Freddie Gray’s death?
- What happened in Baltimore after his death? Why?
- How does this incident fit into the Black Lives Matter movement?
- What comparisons/similarities are being made between the “mid-century movement” and current events?
- How does Martin Luther King’s legacy affect the current day movement?
- In your opinion, are we, in fact, in the midst of a new civil rights era and why?
