Today we look at a key piece of legislation from the Civil Rights Era.... The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Essential Questions
- What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 say?
- Why was the Voting Rights Act necessary? What effects has it had?
- Why have some people challenged the Voting Rights Act in recent years?
- How are voting rights threatened today? How can we protect those rights?
Links
*New Census Question From Trump Administration
*Transcript of Voting Rights Act of 1965
Transcript of Voting Rights Act Signing Video
*Right to Vote Video Transcript
*Number of Black Legislator in the South
States with Voting Restrictions
Percentage Registered Black Voters
Percentage of People Who Lack ID
Voting Rights Act Overview
****Voting Issues Today
Videos Here
*4 Research-Backed Ways to Get People to Vote
Brainstorming our ideas.... [this will be our foundations for our #PleaseVote letters next week]
- What were some of the obstacles that people had to overcome in order to get the right to vote?
- What are some of the issues facing voters around the country today?
- Why does it matter if people vote?
- Consider the questions under the "Voting Issues Today" Document
Homework: This
Weekend, Look through the gradebook and make sure that everything in
there is correct – grades close Monday for the 3rd quarter
