jim crow laws and segregation Flashcards
segregation ensured that
african americans were treated like second - class
in the south, segregation was required by statues called..
jim crow
jim crow laws also know as
black codes
was jim crow a person
no
jim crow came to personify the system of..
government that sanctioned oppression and segregation
jim crow laws required..
blacks and whites to be separated
schools, parks, hospitals, transportation systems
facilities were inferior
voting..
some feared africans would gain political power
many southern states implemented tactics to deny the vote to blacks
what was wrong with the voting restrictions
most blacks could not meet requirements
two restrictions?
poll tax - fee that must be paid before person could vote, or had to own property
literacy test - had to prove ability to read and write
why did the restrictions backfire? and what new restriction came afterwards?
prevented many poor whites from voting
the grandfather clause - if they had voted previously,
ancestors that had already voted
how did the grandfather clause totally exclude blacks
because their ancestors couldnt vote which means they couldn’t either
plessy vs ferguson
supreme court’s “seperate but equal” rule
what did homer plessy do?
he argued his right to equal protection of the laws
14th amendment was violated
what did the supreme court do after homer plessy argued?
they ruled segregation legal
14th ammed. doesn’t guarantee social equality only political and civil
as long as black facilities were equal to whites
what does segregation mean?
separation of people by race
