Impact Of Jim Crow Laws Flashcards
1
Q
When were these laws?
A
1917
2
Q
What were the Jim Crowe laws also known as?
A
The permanent system
3
Q
What were these laws about?
A
Where to sit on public transport, to live, to school, separate facilities, staircases
4
Q
How did States introduce discrimination more subtly?
A
Voters had to pass an IQ test
- black people given harder passages to read
- voters had to be home owners
- polling stations had white people to beat up black
