A subject to hostility and ill treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs.
Persecute
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They upheld the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal."
Plessy v. Fergusson
100
What were Jim Crow laws?
They were racial segregation laws enacted between 1876 and 1965 in the U S at the state and local level.
100
What was the Civil War fought over?
It was fought over the continuation of Slavery in the United States.
100
A song about southerners saying that the south was a great place to go, and made it seem as though it was not so terrible.
Dixie
200
What is the definition of a bigot?
A bigot is a person who strongly and unfairly dislikes other people, ideas, etc.
200
What is the 10th Amendment?
Each state has their own right to create laws that are not granted by the federal government.
200
List four examples of Jim Crow Laws.
The segregation of public schools, transportation, restrooms, restaurants, drinking fountains, and the U S military.
200
Why was the west so important in that conflict?
The west was unclaimed territory and both sides were willing to fight over it. The south wanted if for their slaves, and the north wanted it for freedom.
200
A song about how the north felt about the war and freedom, people should be free no matter what color of skin they have.
Battlefield Hymn of Republic
300
The attitude, state of mind, or behavior characteristic of being intolerant.
Bigotry
300
Abolished slavery.
The 13th Amendment
300
Who was Homer Plessy?
He was an octoroon, seven eighths Caucasian descent, and one eighth African descent. He was not allowed to be on the train car that white people were on because he had black descent.
300
South Carolina, North Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, and Tennessee
The states that made up the former confederacy.
300
Throughout the movie, Remember the Titans, discrimination occurred frequently, give an example of an event that relates to discrimination and segregation.
When the Titan football team walked into a restaurant, they were not allowed to sit down and be served because the men were African American.
400
What is the definition of stereotype?
A stereotype is a widely held but fixed and over simplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
400
What is the 14th amendment?
It addressed citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws for all races.
400
What was the brown eyes v. blue eyes experiment?
Jane Elliot preformed an experiment to see if she could teach third graders to learn about segregation by way of their eye color. Her experiment was effective because she proved that even third graders could discriminate against each other. They learned what it felt like to be the lower group in society, and realized how unfairly African Americans were treated.
400
What were the Northern and Southern states built around?
The northern states were built around heavy industry, huge cities like New York were big attractions to immigrants from Europe. The southern states were built around agriculture, slaves were forced to work on large southern plantations for crops such as cotton, and sugar.
400
what were Coach Boone's intentions? Did he want to win or break the barrier of between races?
Coach Boone wanted to break the barrier between races by having white athletes mix with African American athletes to show that a team with different races could play and win.
500
Put an end to something by law.
Abolition
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How do the 10th, 13th, and 14th amendments relate to Plessy v. Ferguson?
Plessy v. Ferguson followed the amendments because they created laws as a state, what the did was not slavery, and all races were protected equally.
500
Was Jane Elliot's Experiment successful? (your opinion)
Her experiment was effective because she proved that even third graders could discriminate against each other. They learned what it felt like to be the lower group in society, and realized how unfairly African Americans were treated.
500
Who was President Johnson?
He was the vice president after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, he was republican and therefore sympathized with the south. He allowed them to deal with the aftermath of the Civil War on their own.
500
How does the community of the titans compare to our community?
In their time period, social meeting places were segregated, people of a different race could not be with white people. In our time period, people create stereotypes for them and begin to believe that white people are better than African American people.