CIVIL RIGHTS: Survey

Question 1

Who were the Dixicrats?

Answer 1

Segregationist political party.
Arose due to a Southern regional split in opposition to the Democratic Party.
Apart of congress - support segregation legislation.

Question 2

Jim Crowe Laws.

Answer 2

Established a formalised system of
segregation to keep former slaves “in their place”.
Overcame rights given by the 13th (right to freedom) + 15th (citizenship) Amendments.

Question 3

Literacy test + Grandfather Clause.

Answer 3

Introduced in South as provisions to deny the vote to AA - participation in elections was less than 1%.

Question 4

Plessy v Ferguson.

Answer 4

Gov-funded facilities could be segregated if they were “separate but equal”.
White facilities always superior due to unequal funding - indirect discrimination.

Question 5

13th, 14th, 15th Amendments.

Answer 5

13th - abolished slavery (right to freedom).
14th - “Equal Protection of the law” for all citizens.
15th - granted enfranchisement to AA as US citizens