14-2 Flashcards
Why were so many African Americans living in poverty in the South after Reconstruction?
They were mostly sharecroppers and landless farmers.
What were the PUSH factors facing African Americans?
poverty, debt, racism, and violence
What were the PULL factors facing African Americans?
employment opportunities and some autonomy
Where did a large number of African Americans end up after the “Exodus?”
Kansas (explains why they’re so good at basketball)
What was the name of the Farmer’s Union formed by African Americans in the South and what did they fight?
Colored Farmers’ National Alliance that fought against railroads and discrimination
Why was it so easy to find ways around the 15th Amendment?
It only stated you couldn’t deny race on account of race, color, or previous servitude, and not anything else.
What is a Poll Tax and who first instituted it?
tax to vote; Mississippi
Why were literacy tests so difficult?
Passages that were difficult to understand were chosen.
What happened as a result of the restrictions to voting in the South?
The number of registered African Americans fell dramatically, as well as some white votes.
When the number of white voters also fell, how did some states, like Louisiana, get around it?
Grandfather Clauses (practically exceptions)
What were Jim Crow Laws?
laws designed to limit African American rights (eerily similar to slave codes)
What were some examples of Jim Crow Laws?
poll taxes, literacy tests, lynching, and segregation
What happened when the Supreme Court overturned the First Civil Rights Act?
segregation became allowed.
What did the Supreme Court rule about denying protection of private organizations?
It ruled that no state could deny protection, giving way to segregation in hotels, theaters, and railroads.
What did the Plessy v. Ferguson case establish?
it implied the “separate but equal” clause.
