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Scaffolding Questions for Segregated Seattle DBQ 

1) Documents A & B

Using the text of the Supreme Court decision Brown v Board of Education, describe the conditions that resulted from the laws outlined in Document A; what changes should have occurred as a result of the Court’s decision? 

2)  Document C

Define what is meant by the “Seattle white power structure” mentioned in the Seattle Times interview. 

3&4) Documents D&E

Use the map in Document E to explain the race-based living patterns that occurred as a result of the housing covenants exemplified in Document D. 

Predict the impact of housing segregation on the racial composition of Seattle public schools. 

5) Document F

Check your answer to the above question using Document F.  Describe the similarities and differences in your answer and the data presented in Document F. 

6) Documents G & H

Read the two documents and illuminate the reasons people were protesting against Seattle Public Schools.

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