the rise of Jim Crow Flashcards
1
Q
what were black codes?
A
discriminatory laws made for black people in order to keep the hierarchy of southern slavery society
2
Q
describe some black codes
A
paid less, illegal not to work, cannot switch jobs, if runs away from job- captured and brought back,
*if sent to jail- fine, & if you can’t pay (most black people couldn’t), a white person canopy for you in return for labor
3
Q
what were Jim Crow laws?
A
segregation laws that brought the rise of “separate but equal”