discrimination is unjust treatment based on a particular characteristic or physical trait

when different groups of people are forcefully kept separate or apart it is called segregation

Jim Crow laws were a set of  laws that enforced segregation in the USA, named after 'Jim Crow' - a stereotype of lazy, black American people

when someone is lynched they are killed for an offence without a trial, usually by an armed group

Segregation and discrimination in the USA

History

This contextualises opposition to the Civil Rights Movement

Pupils know that the USA was founded by European settlers

USA: how did the civil rights movement develop between 1954-60?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

In which year did Abraham Lincoln issue the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery across the USA?


 unjust treatment based on a particular characteristic or trait

when different groups of people are forcefully kept separate or apart

to kill someone for an offence without a trial

Complete the sentence. {{ }} were the rules that enforced segregation, named after a stereotype of lazy, black American people.

Every southern state and some of the northern states of the USA

Which of these statements best describes where segregation existed in the USA?


The Jim Crow laws segregated all public facilities, such as schools.

Black Americans had the same quality of life as their White counterparts.

Black Americans were forced to use poorer quality facilities under Jim Crow.

The 15th Amendment aimed to ensure that all Black Americans were able to vote.

Segregation was legal so long as it was ‘separate but equal’.

Segregation was legal  so long as it was ‘separate but not equal’.

Which of the statements best describes the outcome of Plessy v Ferguson in 1896?

 {{ }} is a form of discrimination or prejudice based on someone's race or ethnicity.

Which President of the USA was responsible for implementing the New Deal?

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into the order in which they happened.

Roosevelt promised that his New Deal would deliver relief,  recovery and reform.

All Americans were lifted out of poverty by the New Deal.

Many Americans were lifted out of poverty by the New Deal.

The New Deal did not end unequal treatment of African Americans in the USA.

African Americans did not gain new opportunities for employment during the war.

African Americans gained new opportunities for employment during the war.

African Americans faced discrimination in the military and on the home front.

protections that ensure equal treatment and  prevent discrimination

disparity in the distribution of resources or opportunities

 the movement to permanently end the practice of enslaving humans

Match the following words with their definitions.


Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Segregation and discrimination in the USA

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.