Unit 3 covers both Civil Liberties and Civil Rights.
CIVIL LIBERTIES
Before we begin on the handouts below, a good way to start this unit is to review the Bill of Rights presentation that we covered during Unit 1. It will be beneficial to help you better understand the lessons on Civil Rights. Throughout the Civil Liberties and Civil Rights handouts is the term "Due Process" which was an integral part of the Fourteenth Amendment and it is critical that you fully understand this term. This link goes to The National Archives Milestone Documents section and it discusses in detail the 14th Amendment issue of "Due Process."
The first handout for this unit is called Civil Liberties, a general overview. It will cover a basic introduction to the topic along with some important definitions that are essential to fully understand for the course.
To cover Civil Liberties and the Bill of Rights, there are going to be a series of handouts that will cover the amendments in the Bill of Rights. The first of such handouts is called The First Amendment: The Right of Religious Freedom. Within this handout are the Supreme Court cases of Engel v. Vitale, Wisconsin v. Yoder, Lemon v. Kurtzman, and Kennedy v. Bremerton School District.
The following series of handouts will focus on individual amendments according to the Bill of Rights. The first of these documents covers the First and Second Amendments and Civil Liberties.
The final handout for the Civil Liberties segment of this unit is called the Rights of the Accused and covers the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Ninth Amendments plus a conclusion about Civil Liberties today.
CIVIL RIGHTS
There are two handouts that cover the issue of Civil Rights. The first covers Civil Rights History which discusses past events that led to the Civil Rights Acts.
A required document for this course is Letter From A Birmingham Jail, written by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963. There are several summaries of this famous letter in both the above handout and in my review sheet but I have also created a four-page extract of actual sentences and phrases used by Dr. King Jr. in his letter that validate his actions for civil rights. Please open Extracts from the Birmingham Jail letter and read his own words that describe what life was like during this critical period for Civil Rights in America.
The next and final handout for this unit covers Modern Civil Rights Issues and starts with Affirmative Action and it also covers the rights of immigrants and other minority groups.
A required document for this course is Letter From A Birmingham Jail, written by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963. There are several summaries of this famous letter in both the above handout and in my review sheet but I have also created a four-page extract of actual sentences and phrases used by Dr. King Jr. in his letter that validate his actions for civil rights. Please open Extracts from the Birmingham Jail letter and read his own words that describe what life was like during this critical period for Civil Rights in America.
The next and final handout for this unit covers Modern Civil Rights Issues and starts with Affirmative Action and it also covers the rights of immigrants and other minority groups.
