Jim+crow+assignment

=Jim crow America= 1) Right after the Civil War, the 14th Amendment was ratified. What did the 14th Amendment provide for African Americans? What does “due process” and “equal protection of the laws” mean? 14th LINK Due process means that the government has to practice the law the same way everyone Equal protection under the law means that the government has to treat everyone the same

2) Unfortunately, your equal rights were challenged by the Supreme Court in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson. What do you remember about the facts, decision, and impact of this case? Plessy LINK

Plessy was an 1/8 black he was almost white he would pass a white and he went on a white train car and then he said he was black and then the case went to court. Then they said that

3) The laws developed in the South became known as Jim Crow laws. Who was this Jim Crow fellow? Did he write the laws? Jim Crow LINK he was a random guy was a stereotype of a black stupid person and a free slave

4) What are some specific examples of the Jim Crow laws from southern states? How did the laws affect you? Jim Crow Laws LINK 1 /Jim Crow Laws LINK 2 / Jim Crow Laws LINK 3 they had to call them whites by mrs. Or mr. Ant marry white and black Train stations Movies Waiting rooms Neighborhoods Water fountains Hospitals Jobs Circus tickets Pools serrated cematarys 5) What did Jim Crow America look like in the 1900s? What are some images that can help explain the realities of the time? Jim Crow Images LINK 1 / Jim Crow Images LINK 2

6) What happened in the Scottsboro Case? How did it make you feel as an African American in the South? Scottsboro LINK

7) Why should anyone care about your lilfe during Jim Crow America? Why should I care? Link