Jim Crow Laws
What were Jim Crow Laws?
Laws that made Black and White pople use different schools, bathrooms, etc.
What does KKK stand for?
Ku Klux Klan
What does it mean to "resist" unfair laws?
To fight back or stand up against them.
Is segregation still legal today?
No.
What does “segregation” mean?
Keeping people apart because of race
Were Jim Crow laws fair or unfair?
Unfair -- they treated people differently based on race.
What was the KKK’s main goal?
To keep white people in power and scare Black people.
Name one way people resisted Jim Crow.
Protests, speeches, writing, organizing
What’s one big change since the Jim Crow era?
Civil Rights laws, schools are integrated, etc.
What does “resistance” mean?
Fighting back or refusing to give in.
Give one example of a place that was segregated under Jim Crow laws.
Schools, bathrooms, buses, restaurants, etc
What are some things the KKK did to scare people?
Wore hoods, burned crosses, hurt people, threats.
Who was the African American woman whose arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a bus helped spark the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Rosa Parks
How did the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s lead to changes in schools?
The Civil Rights Movement helped end school segregation, which means it helped make sure that children of all races could attend the same schools.
What is a “protest”?
A way to show you disagree with something.
What was school like for Black children under Jim Crow laws?
They went to separate schools with fewer resources and poor conditions.
Why do you think the KKK wore hoods to cover their faces?
So people wouldn't know who they were; to be scary.
Which African American leader became known for his role in organizing the March on Washington in 1963 and delivering the famous "I Have a Dream" speech?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
What were "whites-only" and "colored-only" signs, and how did they represent the segregation in public spaces during the Jim Crow era?
"Whites-only" and "colored-only" signs were used during the Jim Crow era to mark public spaces, like drinking fountains, restrooms, and buses, as being for either white or Black people only.
What is “injustice”?
Something that’s not fair.
How did Jim Crow laws affect the daily lives of Black people?
Limited their rights, caused fear, and kept them separated from white people.
How did the government or people respond to the KKK?
Some resisted; others were afraid to speak up
This young African American girl became the first to integrate an all-white school in New Orleans in 1960. She faced hostility and threats but continued her education, becoming a symbol of bravery and perseverance for the Civil Rights Movement.
Ruby Bridges
What is "sharecropping"?
When farmers (usually poor or African American) worked on someone else's land and gave a part of the crops they grew as payment for using the land.
What is a “hero”?
A person who stands up for what is right, even when it’s hard.