KKK Flashcards
By 1920 what percentage of Americans were black?
10%.
Between what years were Jim Crowe Laws created?
1870-1910.
What did Jim Crowe Laws aim to do?
Curb blacks freedom and create a segregated society, especially in the south.
Where were blacks forced to live?
In different neighbourhoods.
Where did blacks work in the armed forced?
Armed forces were segregated.
What did the Red Cross do?
Kept blood from blacks and whites separate.
What were blacks denied from doing in some states?
Voting.
How was schooling different to whites?
They were not allowed to attend the same schools as whites so often fell behind on their education.
Were poverty levels higher in blacks?
Yes.
What were blacks not allowed to do in public places?
Drink from the same water fountains as blacks or sit on the same park benches.
On buses what did black people have to do?
If a white person got on, they would have to move.
What was outlawed between blacks and whites?
Marriage.
What did the KKK believe in?
White supremacy.
When did the KKK reemerge?
1915.
How many members of the KKK were there in 1925?
5 million.
