key facts Flashcards
1
Q
what were Jim Crow laws?
A
each state could make there own laws about segregation
2
Q
name three states in the Deep South.
A
Florida, Alabama, South Carolina
3
Q
examples of segregation.
A
water fountains, schools , buses
4
Q
what prevented black Americans from voting?
A
the literacy test and paying taxes to vote
5
Q
what does NAACP stand for?
A
national association advancement of coloured people
6
Q
what was plessy v Ferguson?
A
that separate but equal was fine
7
Q
where was emmet till from?
A
chicago
8
Q
when was the murder of Emmett till
A
1955
9
Q
what was the KKK?
A
a group of white supremacists
