Topic 2: The spread of Jim Crow laws Flashcards
what were Jim Crow laws?
laws that enforced racial segregation and discrimination
why did segregation begin?
white southerners remained fearful of BA after the CW and wanted to reassert white supremacy
what did Congress do that in effect allowed segregation?
when passing the 14A, Congress authorised segregating schools in the capital - showed that the 14A was not anti-segregationalist
by when was de jure segregation consistently applied?
by the 1890s
evidence for white people fearing BA success?
rising proportion of farms in the Deep South were owned by black people:
3.8% 1880
25% 1900
segregation needed to reaffirm white supremacy
when was there massive railroad expansion in the south?
1870s
what was the consequence of railroad expansion in the south in the 1870s?
railroad companies had to consider whether carriages would be segregated or not
in which sector was the first segregation legislation implemented?
public transport
what is a specific example of segregation law?
1887- Florida passed law for segregation in first class cars on railroads
from what year was de jure segregation introduced in all areas of life in the South?
1881
what is some evidence that segregation was acceptable to the black community, as long as facilities were equal?
black ministers in Jacksonville (Florida) urged people to boycott lines that did not provide equally good facilities, after segregation of railroad cars in 1887
what is the significance of such widespread segregation?
constant daily reminder of racial inequality and of black inferiority
