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Module 5 Short Responses – Question 1 In the space below, specify which historical lens you'd like to use for this exercise.

The historical lens I would like to use for this exercise is the political lens. Module 5 Short Responses – Question 2 Next, formulate a research question about the civil rights movement (historical time from 1954 – 1968), using the lens you've chosen.

Did African Americans serving in the military during World War II have a positive effect on the civil rights movement? Module 5 Short Responses – Question 3 First, go back and review the research question you developed in Step 1. For Step 2, first name two different primary sources that you might use to answer that question. Be as specific as you can. Your primary sources should be found using the Shapiro Library.

A Mass Protest March, a letter from A. Philip Randolph to NAACP Secretary Walter White, March 18, 1941. Facsimile. NAACP Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (050.01.00) Courtesy of the NAACP retrieved from www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rightsact/world-war-ii-and-post-war.html#obj050 The Journey of Reconciliation—first “Freedom Ride”—standing outside office of Attorney S. W. Robinson, Richmond, Virginia. Photograph, 1947. Bayard Rustin Papers, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (068.00.00) Courtesy of Walter Naegle retirived from https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/world-war-ii-and-post-war.html Module 5 Short Responses – Question 4 Next, name two different secondary sources you could use to answer your research question. Again, be as specific as you can. Your secondary sources should be found using the Shapiro Library.

Paul D. Escott. (2009). What Shall We Do with the Negro?: Lincoln, White Racism, and Civil War America. University of Virginia Press. Steven White. (April, 2016). Civil Rights, World War II, and U.S. Public Opinion. Studies in American Political Development, Volume 30, Issue 1. University of Cambridge Press. Retrieved from https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/studies-in-american-political-

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Module 5 Short Responses – Question 5 Construct a thesis statement that provides an answer to the research question you posed in Step 1. Base your response on the historical evidence that's been presented in this course so far, as well as any research you may have done on your own.

Veterans who fought along side African Americans during World War II began to slowly change the way African Americans were treated in the military. This shift in the military was covered by the media which inevitably helped push anti-segregation laws within the military and helped push forward the civil rights movement. Module 5 Short Responses – Question 6 Name three specific historical events that can be considered contributory causes of the passage of the Voting Rights Act. Briefly explain why you believe each of these events contributed to the passage of the Act.

Voting-rights protests in Selma, Alabama Bloody Sunday being photographed the "Give Us The Ballot" speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Module 5 Short Responses – Question 7 Based on what you read about the passage of the Voting Rights Act on Page 1 of this learning block, name one event that was part of the course of this bill's passage by Congress.

The Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education Module 5 Short Responses – Question 8 Name three specific consequences caused by the passage of the Voting Rights Act.

Sharply increased representation of African Americans in Congress, state legislatures, and local offices.

State spending on public housing and education increased sharply. The creation of majority-minority districts which increased the odds that African Americans and other minority-group candidates would be elected to Congress. Module 5 Short Responses – Question 9 One of these scholars relied heavily on evidence about the substance of today's political debate. Which scholar was that? What sort of evidence did he use?

David M. Kennedy He states that we cannot grasp the our own political climate without looking at the polarizing issues of previous eras. Module 5 Short Responses – Question 10 One of these scholars relied heavily on evidence about the political process. Which scholar was that? What sort of evidence did he use?

Richard Pildes He talked about the Democratic and Republican parties and how they became that way. Module 5 Short Responses – Question 11 1. What is the topic of this essay? Does the author make it clear in the introduction? 2. What is the author's thesis? 3. What kind of sources and evidence do you think the author will use to support his thesis?

Activism in a Highschool in Charleston and it was clear from the authors introductory paragraph. By examining the effort to desegregate public facilities through the lens of the first sit-in in Charleston, this article will illustrate how a small, committed group of local high school students and teachers played an integral, though overlooked, role in the civil rights movement....