4. The role of state legislatures and governments: Jim Crow Flashcards
key terms
Jim Crow
used to name discriminatory laws
affected whole way of life in South
key terms
Segregation
legal enforcement of division between races by laws passed by state legislatures
why did segregation become gradually legalised
southern states passed Jim Crow Laws
Tenessee segregates rail travel in
1881 (gradually spreads throughout south)
after 1899 laws segregating
waiting rooms
first decade of 20th century laws segregating
streetcars (trams)
although SC would not allow segregation to become law in practice it could happen because
intimidation
refusal to rent/sell to AA
south able to remove AA political representatives by
intimidation