Rights and Protest Introduction

Two case studies on the history of Rights and Protest are prescribed, from two different regions of the world

Case Study One: Case study explores protests against apartheid in South Africa between the years 1948–1964, beginning with the election of the National Party in 1948 and ends with the imprisonment of Nelson Mandela and his co-defendants following the Rivonia trial in 1964

Case Study Two: Explores the civil rights movement in the US between 1954 and 1965 including passing of the Voting Rights Act in 1965

▪ Historians have certain techniques to help explain complex historical events.

▪ Begin by studying the narrative, a context for the sequence of events, and the main individuals involved.

▪ Then analyze in various ways, for example:

When? Does an answer depend on whether we look at the issue in the short-, mid- or long-term?

What? Do socio-economic, political and military factors have different parts to play?

Who? Must we consider the question from the perspective of different groups and individuals in society?