Crooks Flashcards
what was crooks a victim of
• Victim of racism; fearful of the way he could be treated
What did workers suffer from
Poor health and safety conditions endangered workers
• Individuals valued for the labour they could offer
What happened in this era
Jim Crow era: post-slavery, but restrictive laws remained; varied state by state
What is segregation
• Segregation (‘separate but equal’ not overturned until 1955) in fact led to inferior residences and facilities e.g. education , employment- de jure prejudice
Constitutional rights withheld for many
• Discrimination, victimisation, segregation and alienation-
de facto prejudice
threats of what
• Threats of the KKK and lynch mob mentality
• Sense of the South as distinct in race relations (movement north/to cities; still no work; ghettoization)
what does his name mean
Name represents his physical disability
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What is he nostalgic about
Nostalgic about a time of tolerance
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Is Crooks illiterate?
• No. he is Literate; politically
aware/conscious
is he popular?
no, he is Segregated and isolated
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Where does he live
Relegated to sleeping near the horses
What can of life does he live
• Austere life illustrated by his possessions
