Question

80 point

Writing Prompt: Read the article, “Ending School Segregation in the US.” Why is the event described in the article taught in schools today? What are the lasting lessons that we can learn from studying this event? Support your response with textual evidence

Suggested Steps:
1. Read the article.
2. Consider the answers to the questions.
3. Use the RACE graphic organizer to organize your thoughts.
4. Construct a paragraph using the RACE writing including textual evidence (see textual evidence notes for assistance with how to include this information) from the article and answers to the question.

Answer 1

From the late 19th century to the 1950s, racial segregation laws known as Jim Crow laws were enforced in Southern states. It was typical to see signs separating people by race marked as “colored” or “white” such as the one pictured here. Photo: Wikimedia Commons