Teacher's Guide for COBBLESTONE ^® The NAACP

1. The 13^th through the 15^th Amendments were supposed to give African Americans certain rights, but did they truly do what they said they were going to? Explain.
2. How did Black Codes restrict African Americans during the Reconstruction?
3. What was the purpose of the Reconstruction, and how did it help Blacks in the South after the Civil War?
4. What were Jim Crow laws, and how did these laws effect the Black population in the South after the Reconstruction ended in 1877?
5. What was Thurgood Marshall's role with the NAACP's Legal Defense and Education Fund?
6. Why is Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas considered a landmark case in the Civil Rights Movement?
7. What was the role of the NAACP Youth Council in the Civil Rights Movement?

1. What was the role of women and whites in the formation of the NAACP?
2. Make a timeline showing the formation of the civil rights groups mentioned in this issue.
3. Explain the difference between the 15^th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

1. The Ku Klux Klan first appeared during the Reconstruction as a secret organization created to prevent Blacks and Republicans from voting. How has their philosophy changed since the Reconstruction?
2. Compare and contrast the political philosophies of the civil rights groups mentioned in the article "Organizing for the Cause."
3. Compare the role of the NAACP in the 20^th century with its role today.
4. Pick an event from "The NAACP Through History" article for further research and discussion.
5. Since February is Black History Month, have students write a skit highlighting the achievements of W.E.B. DuBois, Thurgood Marshall, and Julian Bond, and their roles in making the NAACP what it is today.

1. Create an encyclopedia of the people and organizations mentioned in this issue. Include pictures and / or drawings.
2. Make and illustrate a dictionary using the vocabulary words in this issue.
3. Contact your local branch of the NAACP and invite a speaker to talk to your class during Black History Month.
4. Create a word search using 20 of the vocabulary words in this issue.
5. February 12^th, 2002, is the 93^rd anniversary of the founding of the NAACP. Create a class birthday card and send it to your local branch.
6. The NAACP Youth Council took part in voter registration drives throughout the South after the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Find out what requirements are needed in order to vote today.

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