Works Cited

"Black Lives Matter" Black Lives Matter RSS2. Web.

The offical Black Lives Matter website, used for general information about the
movement as well as quotes and photographs.

Cooper, Brittany. "Al Sharpton Does Not Have My Ear: Why We Need New Black Leadership
Now." Saloncom RSS. Salon Media Group, Inc, 26 Aug. 2014. Web.

Used to describe the differences between the old civil rights movement and
#blacklivesmatter.

Day, Elizabeth. "#BlackLivesMatter: The Birth of a New Civil Rights Movement."

Theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media Limited, 19 July 2015. Web.

It was used to describe how #blacklivesmatter was started. It was also used to
demonstrated the role social media played in the new civil right movement and describe the
goals of the new movement.

Douglas-Bowers, Devon. "Slavery By Another Name: The Convict Lease System I The
Hampton Institute." The Hampton Institute. The Hampton Institute, 30 Oct. 2013. Web.

This was used to give information on convict leasing in the south and how it was

essentially another form of slavery.

"Dredd Scott." PBS. PBS. Web.

It was used to provide information on Dredd Scott and the Supreme Court decision on his
case.

Grimsley, Edwin. "African American Wrongful Convictions Throughout History." - The

Innocence Project. Innocence Project, 28 Feb. 2013. Web.

This was used for information about the treatment of black people in the criminal justice
system and lynchings in the United States.

"A History of Racial Injustice." A History of Racial Injustice. Equal Justice Initiative. Web.

This was used to describe the treatment of slaves and black people before the Civil War
and during reconstruction. It was also used to provide civil rights information and to give
information and examples about police brutality, lynchings and other mistreated black
Americans.

History.com Staff. "Fugitive Slave Acts." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web.

Used to provide information about the fugitive slave acts.

History.com Staff. "Slavery in America." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web.

It was used to provide information about rights of slaves, or lackthereof, during colonial
and pre Civil War America.

LUIBRAND, Shannon. "Black Lives Matter: How the Events in Ferguson Sparked a Movement
in America." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, 7 Aug. 2015. Web.

Used to describe the influence of #BlackLivesMatter, as well as the criticism the

movement has received. Describes the goals of the movement, and the gradual change the
movement has accomplished and intends to accomplish. Describes the leadership of the new
movement and how it relates to old civil rights movements. Used to explain the use of social
media and how it helps the movement. Provides information of the origin of the movement, and
how the movement is received by others. It provides information on the police. It gives
information on the website mappingpoliceviolence.org, created by Samuel Sinyangwe, which is
a database of all recent police violence and made to show the amount of black Americans that
have been killed by police, as well as other instances of police violence on Americans of any
demographic. It describes police and the justice system regarding the disparity that black people
face.

Ruffin, Herbert G., II. "Black Lives Matter: The Growth of a New Social Justice Movement |
The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed." Black Lives Matter: The Growth of a New
Social Justice Movement | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed. Blackpost.org.
Web.

Used for information on the founding of the movement. Provided information on the
social impact of the movement and the protests. Used to describe the difference between
#BlackLivesMatter and older civil rights movements. Also describes the role social media plays
in the modern movement.

"Slavery in the American South." - Constitutional Rights Foundation. CRF-USA. Web.

Provides information about the treatment of slaves and what legal rights they did or did
not have.

"Slaves and the Courts, 1740-1860 History." History. USA.gov. Web.

Used to provide information about the Fugitive Slave Acts and the court case of Prigg vs
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

"What Is Police Brutality?" The Law Dictionary. Black's Law Dictionary. Web. 21 Jan. 2016.

This was used to define police brutality.

White, David. "Lynching: Definition and History." Study.com. Study.com. Web.

Used to provide a definition of lynching.