Intro to Jim Crow Laws
These laws denied who's basic rights?
African American
What was the purpose of the Jim Crow laws?
Where did the Jim Crow laws get their name from?
They got their name from a rasict american show called Jump Jim Crow.
The Southern states passed ____ codes to which were to keep white supremacy.
The black codes
What were people protesting?
Unfair laws and equal rights
These laws lasted for how long before the Civil Rights Movement?
Around 100 years
Who supported the Jim Crow laws?
The South
In what century did the Jim Crow laws become the laws that restored white supremacy?
19th Century
Segrated areas on public transport made it hard for Black citizens to _____?
Travel
When were the laws overturned?
in 1864 after World war II
What was the punishment for the people who fought the laws?
They were arrested or violently killed
What were the laws a reaction to?
The reconstruction
Jim Crow Laws started in 1833
(True or False)
False, Jim Crow Laws started in 1830
Black peaple were furstrated with the south so they moved to the west for better treatment.
(True or False)
True
What war helped people change their opinions on civil Rights?
World War II
What show started the Jim Crow laws?
Jump Jim Crow
What year did the Jim Crow laws start?
1830
public schools were not segragated but private schools were segregated.
(True or False)
False, both schools were segregated.
The Jim Crow laws made it hard for Black citizens to vote, be elected to office and _______
serve on juries
What were the protests on?
Unfair laws and equal rights
What were 4 of the basic rights that were denied? (These must be the rights included in the slide show)
1) voting, 2) holding public office, 3) Job opportunities, 4) Education
What was the element the South wanted to stay present?
White supremacy
What was luxury based on in segrageted areas.
Race
Restrictions that were imposed by the black codes made it hard for formerly enslaved people to gain
economic independence.
In what state was a law made allowing black and white students to go to the same school.
(V)
Virginia