Read/Watch the historical event and respond to the historical event prompt. This is a graded activity
After viewing historical event #2 use the Gordon Rule Criteria below to respond to scenario #2 question:
have a clearly defined central idea or thesis;
provide adequate support for that idea;
be organized clearly and logically;
utilize the conventions of standard edited American English;
be presented in a format appropriate to the assignment.
Q1: Based on historical event #2, explain how the convict lease system was integral to the climate of repression imposed on Black Americans during the Reconstruction Era. Your response should help students come to understand that there is a history of abusive and at times false incarceration, based on skin color, that haunts the memories and lives of many Americans today.