Basics
What were Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow Laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
What was the poll tax?
A tax required to be paid by those who wanted to vote
What is a literacy test?
A literacy test was a test given to a select voter, any race, to test their common knowledge
What is the Rule of Etiquette?
control of a person's culture of speech, common courtesy, job, and treatment
What does "separate, but equal" mean
separate facilities and resources but equal opportunity
How would society be different if these laws weren't abolished?
Colored people would still be unfairly mistreated and separated from whites through facilities.
How much did the tax cost?
It costed $1.50
Who is the president of the United States
Donald Trump
What were whites expected to be called by those of color?
"boss" , "miss/mr"
Name facilities that were separated
neighborhoods
schools
transportation
public bathrooms
cemeteries
What is the amendments were violated by these laws?
14th and 15th amendments
Why were colored people unable to pay the tax?
They didn't have a job or got paid little money
What words are required by law to be written on all coin and paper currency of the United States?
"In God We Trust"
What jobs weren't offered to blacks until WWII?
Nursing for all people, of all races
Why was the separate but equal idea unfair?
All of the whites' facilities were new and well-kept while the colored persons' facilities were old and dirty
What other races, besides African American, were effected by these laws?
Japanese, Chinese, Mexicans, and some whites
Why were colored people unable to pay the poll tax?
They didn't have a job or had little money
If two states wanted to merge into one big state, who would have to approve of it?
The state legislatures and the Congress
How did restaurants work with placements?
Blacks could eat outside, get takeout, or eat in the kitchen
What kind of society was considered unconstitutional
a separate but equal society
What consequences could colored people experience if they refused to follow these laws and standards?
That person could be punished by beatings, lynching, leaving their state, prison time, or murder
Their family could also be punished
What happens if you couldn't pay the poll tax?
If you didn't have enough money, you couldn't vote
How many states are required to approve the original Constitution in order for it to be in effect?
Nine states
How were blacks seen in reports and put into categories with?
Seen as life-less, given the gender-neutral term "Negro." Usually put in the same categories as animals
How did the separate facilities show how whites thought of colored people
inhuman and dirty