the rise of Jim Crow Flashcards

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what were black codes?

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discriminatory laws made for black people in order to keep the hierarchy of southern slavery society

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describe some black codes

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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

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what were Jim Crow laws?

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segregation laws that brought the rise of “separate but equal”

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