2.2 TO WHAT EXTENT DID THE SPREAD OF JIM CROW LAWS CHANGE RACE RELATIONS IN THE SOUTH AND HOW WERE BLACK PPL EXCLUDED FROM VOTING?

Question 1

Spread of Jim Crow laws?

Answer 1

After the re-establishment of YT rule in the southern states following the end of Reconstruction in 1877 = Civil rights of B.A were gradually destroyed by a no of laws passed by southern stat leg
= seg educ, public, transport, removed right V

Question 2

Changes to Rail travel on Florida 1887?

Answer 2

☛ First to introduce legal seg in Railroad cars
☛ Fined $500 if violating
☛ Expanded to waiting rooms + restrooms + Railway station
☛ Affected street cars

Question 3

What was the impact of the changes to rail travel on Florida 1887?

Answer 3

✯ Other states followed, Mississippi 1888, Texas 1889, Lou 1890
✯ 1900 Maryland (not confed) intro legal seg

Question 4

What is De Facto

Answer 4

done by individuals

Question 5

Extension of Seg to other social Areas + States?

Answer 5

Parks in Louisiana seg + Swimming Pools
Atlanta zoos seg
HOWEVER, Atlanta park opened for YT + B.A

Question 6

What was the ‘scientific’ proof that B.A race was inferior?

Answer 6

Social Darwinism = inferiority of B.A race

Question 7

Brooker T Washington response to Legal SEG + Jim Crow

Answer 7

speech - Atlanta Compromise-
= Willing to accept racial seg if it still allowed B.A edu + skills to improve living standards.
Argued B.A should accept their position as they should start from the bottom and work their way to the top.

Question 8

W.E.B DU BOIS response?

Answer 8

campaign for Civil rights

Question 9

IDA B. WELLS

Answer 9

Sued railroad company, public opposition to lynching

Question 10

Before and after of reconstruction on the impact of B.A voting?

Answer 10

♣ Period of reconstruction - revolution in electorate former confed. B V outnumbers YT V in 5 former Confed states
♣ End of Recon = democrat dominated = reversed political gains by B.V

Question 11

Financial ways Mississippi discriminated B.A (+ YT) from 1890?

Answer 11

Financial ) New constitution= deprived B.A V (Population 55% B.A) But 1/134 delegates drawing up the con B.A
Article 12 poll tax $2 reg = poverty among black Missi was very high = disproportionately affected Black voters, who could not afford to pay it.

Question 12

literacy test - ways Mississippi discriminated B.A (+ YT) from 1890?

Answer 12

introduction of litereacy test = 60% B Men illiterate = needed to recite + expl part of Missi constitution

Question 13

Primary Elections in Demo Party - ways Mississippi discriminated B.A (+ YT) from 1890?

Answer 13

ONLY YT COULD VOTE ( Demo won, B V in state feed ele = meaningless)

Question 14

what was the impact of Mississippi discrimination of B.A from 1890?

Answer 14

⇾ Before 1890, 
67% Voter Black 
⇾ 1892,
5.7% (until 1960s)
⇾ 1899,
82% YT reg V

Question 15

What was the Louisiana’s Grandfather clause?

Answer 15

Louisiana lit test + req to own a certain amount property to reg = no man had been elig v on 1st Jan 1867 would need to meet lit + prp req neither would is son or grandson.

Question 16

what was the impact of Louisiana’s Grandfather clause?

Answer 16

Overall impact = 65% drop on B.V (26% YT V)

Black men 1867 had no right to V + GC targeted B ppl
Spread to other states.
Helped to cement racial divide between poor + yt + b (1915 NAACP success in getting SC to over turn grandfather clause)

1896 - est no B.A reg V 130,000
1904 - 1,342 = 90% reduction in Louisiana

REVERSED POLITICAL GAINS ACHIEVED