Jim Crow Laws Flashcards
1
Q
What were Jim Crow laws?
A
An enforcement of black codes
2
Q
Where and when were they present?
A
In the South between 1887-1891
3
Q
Where were the areas of segregation?
A
School, waiting rooms, trains
4
Q
When was segregation extended to cover all public places?
A
1891
5
Q
When was segregation constitutional by the Supreme Court?
A
1896
6
Q
What led to segregation becoming constitutional?
A
Homer Plessy was denied a seat in an all white railway carriage. The justices decided against him and said the separation was constitutional.
7
Q
When were Jim Crow laws disbanded?
A
The 1964 Civil Rights Act
