Growing Up White - General
Privilege
Schools in the South were separated by ___.
Race.
late 19th century to mid 20th century
True of False. Children often left school early at 15 years old to work as cotton pickers.
True
Who introduced Jim Crow Laws?
What fraction of white people owned slaves?
1/4
True or false. Some rural towns only had schools for whites.
True.
What couldn't the Black people do when they went into a store?
They couldn't go into a store with their hands in their pockets or pick anything up.
Where did they usually get their school resources from?
they were hand me downs from white schools
What is a "Jim Crow"?
A Black, African American.
How many people did you need to own to be classified as a 'great planter'?
100
True or false? White children learnt in dirtier and older buildings .
FALSE.
True or False? The Black were provided very legal rights with the whites being able to kill blacks with little fear for repercussions or even being tried in a court much less imprisonment.
True.
why were Black schools in bad conditions?
false
What did the South represent?
The south represents slavery and bigotry.
Where did most of the furniture in white houses come from?
North America and Europe.
Black people would suffer from unemployment rates 3-4x as much as Whites. True or false?
False, 2-3x.
What is something that was provided for students at "white schools" but not "black schools"?
transport fees
What did wealthy slave owners do in their leisure time?
attending balls, horse races and elections days
By 1923, half of Black Americans were out of work as a result of segregation perpetuated by Jim Crow laws. True or false?
False, 1932.
Why do you think rural towns only had a white school?
they did not have enough money for two schools so they only made one for white students