Slavery began in 8000 BC and expanded greatly in the southern US states in the 1700-1800s, where black slaves worked large plantations and had no rights. The Civil War from 1861-1865 was fought over the issue of slavery, with the North defeating the South. After the war, Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation and discrimination despite the end of slavery. The Civil Rights movement from the 1950s-1980s aimed to achieve equal rights for black and white citizens through nonviolent protests and legal challenges.

1. LAP: research assignment

2. SlaveryBegan in 8000 BCPeople began to immigrate to the southern states, and settlers cleared land, and built plantations which used black slavesWhites traditionally bought slaves

3. slaverySlaves had no right in the societySlaves were bought from AfricaSlaves lived around Maycomb, and worked for the whites in the middle of the town.

4. The civil warThe southern states were Florida, Georgia, Maryland, north Carolina, south Carolina, Virginia, west Virginia, and DelawareAbraham Lincoln proclaimed war against the southern statesLincoln felt that slavery was unfair and declared war against the southern states because they allowed slavery

5. The civil warCivil war was fought between 1861 and 1865The southern states were defeatedThe story takes place during the times when the civil rights movement was just starting to pick up steam

6. Jim Crow lawsA Jim Crow is an African AmericanThese laws caused segregation of public schools, public places, and facilities

7. Jim Crow LawsThe blacks felt that the laws were unfair, and even tried to break themJim Crow laws do not surface in “to kill a mockingbird”

8. The civil rights movementOccurred during 1950 and 1980Aimed for equal rights for Blacks and WhitesEvents like the march for freedom and jobs in Washington, formation of NAACP

9. Civil rights movementSupported by Abraham LincolnThe civil war erupted, and the southern states surrendered, resulting in equality of both the entire united statesThe civil rights movement relates in the sense that although the southern states were defeated, slavery still remains de facto.

10. Scottsboro trialsAccusations against some black boys came up. Two white girls accused the boys of raping themTrial was similar to Tom Robinson’s case

11. Scottsboro trialsBoth trials are similar in the fact that the case was unfair, and there was an all white jury

12. Traits of a southern Belle and gentlemanA southern belle is an archetype for a young woman in the south’s upper class

13. Traits of a southern Belle and gentlemanA southern gentleman is an archetype for a young man in the south’s upper class

14. Harper LeeWon the Pulitzer prize for “to kill a mockingbird”, and it still remains her only published piece of workBorn 1926Other works include ‘when children discover America’ and ‘Christmas to me’