Exercise 2

Key Question: Has the criminal justice system historically operated differently for black citizens than white citizens?

Examine the section called “Treading the Tightrope of Jim Crow”.

Discussion Questions:

• How do the following related to criminal justice?
  • Scottsboro Boys
  • Recy Taylor and Gertrude Perkins
  • Jeremiah Reeves
  • Emmett Till
• Did these individuals receive justice?
  • What does it say about racism and segregation that justice was denied these individuals?
• How did Rosa Parks fight for their justice?

Sources:

• “Will Mississippi Whitewash the Emmett Till Slaying” Jet magazine
• PBS Map: A Fateful Journey

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