Life For Black Americans Before Civil Rights Campaign Flashcards
When was Jim Crow law introduced?
1877
Where was Jim Crow introduced?
South
What was Jim Crow in theory?
Equal voting
Everyone should be protected by the law
What was Jim Crow in practice?
Black American could not vote
Were treated as second class citizens
Segregation
A court case in 1896 stated, that black Americans were separate but equal with white Americans
What is Jim Crow Law?
Separate, but equal
What does KKK stand for?
Ku Klux Klan
What was KKK?
Terrorist and racist organisation
Reached its height in 1923 with 5 million members including police, judges and politicians
What was the aim of the KKK ?
To keep blacks, catholics and Jews “in their place”
Only white Anglo-Saxon Protestants could join the Klan
What did KKK do?
Focused its attack on blacks
They used terror and violence
Including hopping, branding, lynching black Americans
Intimidating
Hide their faces behind a hood
We’re in the southern states of the USA
What was segregation like?
Segregation was in trains, busses, public facilities, hotels, school, theatres
African Americans received poor education, poor housing , worts paid jobs and healthcare was not good
Was African American allowed to vote?
They were unable to vote
Many states introduced poll taxes so African Americans can’t vote as they were too poor
There was also a literacy test required as many couldn’t read or write
Where was Emmett Till murdered?
Mississippi in the south, this state has more black people
What year was Emmett Till murdered?
1955
Why were black Americans treated differently in the north than from the south ?
South was closer to the carribians, which was the place where all the slaves went
What did Emmet Till do which caused offence to the whore shop assistance?
According to the shop assistant he was rude to starts a conversation and said “bye baby”
