Depth study: African Americans in the gilded age(losses)1875-95

Question 1

segregated transport

Answer 1

1881 Tennessee enacted a segregated railway law this was passed on to every southern state

Question 2

plessy v feguson

Answer 2

seperate but equal

Question 3

segregation in the north

Answer 3

in Chicago 5000 AA’s concentrated in one area
in NY Harlem followed suit with 23000 AA’s by 1900

Question 4

registration laws

Answer 4

resticted AA vote and made them a powerless minority by 1895

Question 5

taxes and tests

Answer 5

AA’s had to pay taxes or complete literacy tests or whites would use the grandfather clause to stop AA’s voting

Question 6

George H White

Answer 6

only AA congressman retired in 1901 leaving no AA representation in congress

Question 7

lynching

Answer 7

lynching would be the punishment given for minor offences by AA’s. the law was ignored in the south as its upholders favoured mob rule

Question 8

westward expansion

Answer 8

40,000 AA’s travelled west however majority lacked the expertise to create a home away from prejudice