NAMESCHOOL
IndevelopingyouranswerstoPartIII,besuretokeepthisgeneraldefinitioninmind:
discussmeans“tomakeobservationsaboutsomethingusingfacts,reasoning,and
argument;topresentinsomedetail”
PartIII
DOCUMENT-BASEDQUESTION
Thisquestionisbasedontheaccompanyingdocuments.Itisdesignedtotestyourabilitytowork
withhistoricaldocuments.Someofthedocumentshavebeeneditedforthepurposesofthe
question.Asyouanalyzethedocuments,takeintoaccountthesourceofeachdocumentandany
pointofviewthatmaybepresentedinthedocument.
HistoricalContext:
Thewoman’ssuffragemovementofthe1800sandearly1900sandthecivilrights
movementofthe1950sand1960shadmanysimilargoalsandusedsimilarmethods
toachievethesegoals.Yetthesemovementsalsohadmanydifferentgoalsandused
differentmethodstoachievethem.
Task:UsinginformationfromthedocumentsandyourknowledgeofUnitedStates
history,answerthequestionsthatfolloweachdocumentinPartA.Youranswersto
thequestionswillhelpyouwritethePartBessay,inwhichyouwillbeaskedto
·Discussthesimilaritiesand/orthedifferencesbetweenthewoman’ssuffrage
movementofthe1800sandearly1900sandthecivilrightsmovementofthe
1950sand1960sintermsof
—thegoalsofthemovementsand
—themethodsusedbythemovementstoachievethesegoals
U.S.Hist.Gov’t.–June’07[10]
PartA
Short-AnswerQuestions
Directions:Analyzethedocumentsandanswertheshort-answerquestionsthatfolloweachdocumentinthe
spaceprovided.
Document1
OnNovember5,1872,SusanB.Anthony,alongwithsixteenotherwomen,wenttothelocalpollingbooth
inRochestertovoteinthegeneralelection.Shewasarrestedandmadethisstatementduringhertrial.Inthe
trial,shewasconvictedandfined.
...MissAnthony.[speaking]—Mayitpleaseyourhonor,Iwillneverpayadollarofyourunjust
penalty.AllthestockintradeIpossessisadebtof$10,000,incurredbypublishingmypaper—
TheRevolution—thesoleobjectofwhichwastoeducateallwomentodopreciselyasIhave
done,rebelagainstyourman-made,unjust,unconstitutionalformsoflaw,whichtax,fine,
imprisonandhangwomen,whiledenyingthemtherightofrepresentationinthegovernment;
andIwillworkonwithmightandmaintopayeverydollarofthathonestdebt,butnotapenny
shallgotothisunjustclaim.AndIshallearnestlyandpersistentlycontinuetourgeallwomento
thepracticalrecognitionoftheoldRevolutionarymaxim,“Resistancetotyrannyisobedienceto
God.”...
Source:IdaHustedHarper,TheLifeandWorkofSusanB.Anthony,Vol.I,TheHollenbeckPress,1898
1AccordingtoSusanB.Anthony,whydidsherefusetopayafine?[1]
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U.S.Hist.Gov’t.–June’07[11][OVER]
Document2
Suffragists’Machine
PerfectedinAllStates
UnderMrs.Catt’sRule
VotesforWomenCampaignIs
NowRunwithAlltheMethod
ofExperiencedMenPoliticians
...Asuffragepublishingcompany,whosefirstPresidentwasMrs.CyrusW.Field,andwhose
presentPresidentisMissEstherOgden,isoneoftheimportantauxiliariesoftheNational
AmericanSuffrageAssociation’swork.Ithasprovedsosuccessfulasabusinesspropositionthat
inJanuaryofthisyear,aftertwoyearsofwork,itdeclaredadividendof3percent.This
publishingcompanyissuesfliers,leaflets,books,posters,andsuffragemaps.Incidentally,it
produces,asanadjunctofthepropagandawork,playingcards,stationerywith“Votesfor
Women”printedonit,calendars,dinnercards,andpostcards;alsoparasols,&c.[etc.],forusein
parades.Lastyearthiscompanyissued5,000,000fliers....
Source:NewYorkTimes,April29,1917
2AccordingtothisNewYorkTimesarticle,whatwasonewaythattheNationalAmericanSuffrageAssociation
drewattentiontoitscause?[1]
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U.S.Hist.Gov’t.–June’07[12]
Document3a
Suffragists’Parade,c.1913
Wisconsin
WomenHave
HadSchool
Suffrage
Since1900
Connecticut
WomenHave
HadSchool
Suffrage
Since1893
InAllBut
4States
WomenHave
Some
Suffrage
WhiteHousePicketer,1917
Document3b
Source:MilesHarvey,Women’sVotingRights,
Children’sPress
3aWhatwasagoalofthewomenshowninthesephotographs?[1]
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bAsshowninthesephotographs,whatwasonemethodbeingusedbywomentoachievetheirgoal?[1]
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U.S.Hist.Gov’t.–June’07[13][OVER]
Document4
Source:MassachusettsWomanSuffrageAssociation
(Note:Theoriginalversionofthisflier
didnotincludeaReason9.)
4Accordingtothisdocument,whatweretwoargumentssuffragistsusedinthis1915flierinsupportoftheir
goal?[2]
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(2)______
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U.S.Hist.Gov’t.–June’07[14]
Document5
...Atthesemeetings[aboutthetreatmentofAfricanAmericansonbuses],wediscussednot
onlythetwowomenwhohadbeenarrested,butalsoanumberofadditionalbusincidentsthat
neverfoundtheirwayintocourt,nodoubtbecausethevictimswereblackpassengers.Severalof
thewhitedriversweredeterminedtoharassourpeopleateveryopportunity.Forexample,when
thebuswasevenslightlycrowded,theywouldmakeblackspaytheirfare,thengetoff,andgoto
thebackdoortoenter.Sometimestheywouldeventakeoffwithasquealasapassengertrudged
towardtherearafterpaying.Atleastonceadriverclosedthebackdooronablackwoman’sarm
andthendraggedhertothenextstopbeforeallowinghertoclimbaboard.Clearlythiskindof
gratuitous[unnecessary]crueltywascontributingtoanincreasingtensiononMontgomerybuses.
Wetriedtoreasonwithlocalauthoritiesandwithbuscompanyofficials.Theywerepolite,listened
toourcomplaintswithseriousexpressionsontheirfaces,anddidnothing.
OnDecember1,1955,Mrs.Parkstookhernow-famousbusrideandseteventsinmotionthat
wouldleadtoasocialrevolutionofmonumentalproportions....
Source:RalphDavidAbernathy,AndtheWallsCameTumblingDown,HarperRow
5aAccordingtoRalphDavidAbernathy,whatwasagoalofAfricanAmericansinMontgomery,Alabama?[1]
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bAccordingtoRalphDavidAbernathy,whatwasonemethodusedbyAfricanAmericanstoaddresstheir
concerns?[1]
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U.S.Hist.Gov’t.–June’07[15][OVER]
Document6a
Collegestudentsfaceahostilecrowdata
southern“WhitesOnly”lunchcounterin1963.
Source:JuanWilliams,EyesonthePrize,Viking
Document6b
AfricanAmericancollegestudentswaitforserviceor
forcibleremovalfroma“WhitesOnly”lunchcounter.
Source:GaryNashetal.,ed.,TheAmericanPeople,
PearsonLongman
6aBasedonthesephotographs,identifyonemethodusedbythesecivilrightsactiviststoachievetheir
goals.[1]
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bWhatwasonespecificgoalofthecivilrightsactivistsshowninthesephotographs?[1]
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U.S.Hist.Gov’t.–June’07[16]
Document7
April16,1963
Birmingham,Alabama
...Youmaywellask:“Whydirectaction?Whysit-ins,marchesandsoforth?Isn’tnegotiation
abetterpath?”Youarequiterightincalling,fornegotiation.Indeed,thisistheverypurposeof
directaction.Nonviolentdirectactionseekstocreatesuchacrisisandfostersuchatensionthat
acommunitywhichhasconstantlyrefusedtonegotiateisforcedtoconfronttheissue.Itseeks
sotodramatizetheissuethatitcannolongerbeignored.Mycitingthecreationoftensionas
partoftheworkofthenonviolent-resistermaysoundrathershocking.ButImustconfessthat
Iamnotafraidoftheword“tension.”Ihaveearnestlyopposedviolenttension,butthereisa
typeofconstructive,nonviolenttensionwhichisnecessaryforgrowth.JustasSocratesfeltthat
itwasnecessarytocreateatensioninthemindsothatindividualscouldrisefromthebondage
ofmythsandhalf-truthstotheunfettered[free]realmofcreativeanalysisandobjective
appraisal,wemustseetheneedfornonviolentgadflies[activists]tocreatethekindoftensionin
societythatwillhelpmenrisefromthedarkdepthsofprejudiceandracismtothemajestic
heightsofunderstandingandbrotherhood....
Source:MartinLutherKing,Jr.,“LetterfromBirminghamJail,”1963
7aAccordingtoMartinLutherKing,Jr.,whatwasonemethodofachievingthegoalsofthecivilrights
movement?[1]
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bAccordingtoMartinLutherKing,Jr.,whatwasaspecificgoalofthecivilrightsmovement?[1]
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U.S.Hist.Gov’t.–June’07[17][OVER]
Document8
200,000MARCHFORCIVILRIGHTSINORDERLYWASHINGTONRALLY
WASHINGTON,Aug.28—Morethan200,000Americans,mostofthemblackbutmanyof
themwhite,demonstratedheretodayforafullandspeedyprogramofcivilrightsandequaljob
opportunities.
Itwasthegreatestassemblyforaredressofgrievancesthatthiscapitalhaseverseen.
Onehundredyearsand240daysafterAbrahamLincolnenjoinedtheemancipatedslavesto
“abstainfromallviolence”and“laborfaithfullyforreasonablewages,”thisvastthrong[crowd]
proclaimedinmarchandsongandthroughthespeechesoftheirleadersthattheywerestill
waitingforthefreedomandthejobs....
Source:NewYorkTimes,August29,1963
8aAccordingtothisNewYorkTimesarticle,whatmethodwasusedbytheseactiviststoachievetheirgoals?[1]
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bAccordingtothisNewYorkTimesarticle,whatwasaspecificgoaloftheseactivists?[1]
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U.S.Hist.Gov’t.–June’07[18]
Document9
JERICHO,U.S.A.
Source:Herblock,WashingtonPost,March21,1965(adapted)
9AsshowninthisHerblockcartoon,whatwasaspecificgoalofthesemarchersintheirefforttogainequal
rights?[1]
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U.S.Hist.Gov’t.–June’07[19][OVER]
PartB
Essay
Directions:Writeawell-organizedessaythatincludesanintroduction,severalparagraphs,andaconclusion.
Useevidencefromatleastfivedocumentsinthebodyoftheessay.Supportyourresponsewith
relevantfacts,examples,anddetails.Includeadditionaloutsideinformation.
HistoricalContext:
Thewoman’ssuffragemovementofthe1800sandearly1900sandthecivilrights
movementofthe1950sand1960shadmanysimilargoalsandusedsimilarmethods
toachievethesegoals.Yetthesemovementsalsohadmanydifferentgoalsandused
differentmethodstoachievethem.
Task:UsinginformationfromthedocumentsandyourknowledgeofUnitedStates
history,writeanessayinwhichyou
·Discussthesimilaritiesand/orthedifferencesbetweenthewoman’ssuffrage
movementofthe1800sandearly1900sandthecivilrightsmovementofthe
1950sand1960sintermsof
—thegoalsofthemovementsand
—themethodsusedbythemovementstoachievethesegoals
Guidelines:
Inyouressay,besureto:
·Developallaspectsofthetask
·Incorporateinformationfromatleastfivedocuments
·Incorporaterelevantoutsideinformation
·Supportthethemewithrelevantfacts,examples,anddetails
·Usealogicalandclearplanoforganization,includinganintroductionandconclusionthat
arebeyondarestatementofthetheme
U.S.Hist.Gov’t.–June’07[20]