Court Cases
This man was arrested for riding a white car while being 7/8 white.
Homer Plessy
to change or add (to a law)
amend
the belief that a race is superior to another
racism
What is an example of separate, segregated facilities?
answers will vary
What state did Homer Plessy get arrested in?
Louisiana
These laws were created in the southern states that made life harder for African Americans and colored people.
Jim Crow Laws
the separation of people based on their race, religion, or ethnicity
segregation
borrowing land from landowners and promising to pay a share of the crop
sharecropping
In the Plessy v. Ferguson case, the Supreme Court ruled that...
segregation was okay
or
"separate but equal"
This amendment was passed in 1865 that outlawed slavery - unless as punishment for a crime.
13th Amendment
the unfair treatment of people based on their race, religion, or ethnicity
discrimination
The two ways that made it difficult for African American men to vote
poll taxes and unfair tests
The Lum v. Rice court case said that Chinese Americans had to...
attend colored schools
This law was passed in 1878 to give African American men the right to vote.
15th Amendment
Give an example of "prejudice"
answers will vary
This man was a caricature making fun of African American stereotypes.
Jumpin' Jim Crow
Segregation in schools was okay until this major court case in 1954
Brown v. Board of Education
The 14th Amendment said...
no state is allowed to deny rights to anyone
Midwest US towns primarily filled with African Americans leaving the southern states due to discrimination
Exodusters
A Constitutional law can be amended with a ____ vote by Congress.
2/3