Jim Crow Laws 13 th Amendment (1865) 13 th Amendment (1865) Abolished Slavery Abolished Slavery Jim Crow Laws (1880s) Jim Crow Laws (1880s) Laws that enforced segregation Laws that enforced segregation Segregation- the practice of restricting people to certain areas/practices Segregation- the practice of restricting people to certain areas/practices “Separate but equal” “Separate but equal”

Examples of Jim Crow Laws Nurses Nurses Buses Buses Railroads Railroads Restaurants Restaurants Pool and Billiard Rooms Pool and Billiard Rooms Toilet Facilities Toilet Facilities Intermarriage Intermarriage Cohabitation Cohabitation Education Education Juvenile Delinquents Juvenile Delinquents Mental Hospitals Mental Hospitals Barbers Barbers Burial Burial Parks Parks Circus Tickets Circus Tickets The Blind The Blind Promotion of Equality Promotion of Equality Theaters Libraries Child Custody Lunch Counters Mining Fishing Boating Bathing Teaching Textbooks Prisons ce/02rights/jcrow02.htm ce/02rights/jcrow02.htm

Civil Rights Protests & Results Most Jim Crow Laws finally outlawed in Supreme Court decisions during the 50s & 60s Most Jim Crow Laws finally outlawed in Supreme Court decisions during the 50s & 60s Civil Rights Acts of 1964 & 1968 Civil Rights Acts of 1964 & 1968 laws that bans discrimination because of a person's color, race, national origin, religion, or sex laws that bans discrimination because of a person's color, race, national origin, religion, or sex (ONLY 50 YEARS ago!!!!!) (ONLY 50 YEARS ago!!!!!)

The Ku Klux Klan A.K.A. the KKK or the Klan A.K.A. the KKK or the Klan formed by a group of Confederate Army veterans Tennessee, in 1865 or 1866 formed by a group of Confederate Army veterans Tennessee, in 1865 or 1866 group of white secret societies who oppose the advancement of blacks, Jews, and other minority groups group of white secret societies who oppose the advancement of blacks, Jews, and other minority groups active in the U.S. and Canada active in the U.S. and Canada often use violence to achieve its aims often use violence to achieve its aims

Leon’s Story Background Autobiography Autobiography 1990s in Baltimore, MD 1990s in Baltimore, MD With Susan L. Roth With Susan L. RothSetting: 1930s-50s 1930s-50s The Great Depression The Great Depression WWII (Holocaust) WWII (Holocaust) North Carolina North Carolina

The Blues “The blues wouldn't exist without Jim Crow” “The blues wouldn't exist without Jim Crow” Created by African Americans Created by African Americans early 1900s early 1900s South South Expressive Expressive Vocal Vocal Guitar Guitar Harmonica Harmonica Influences rock, folk, country, jazz & even classical Influences rock, folk, country, jazz & even classical Jim Crow Blues by Leadbelly Jim Crow Blues by Leadbelly Late 1930s Late 1930s blues.html blues.html blues.html blues.html Jim Crow Blues by Leadbelly Jim Crow Blues by Leadbelly

Ole Miss: Facing the Change Civil War Expression: “Save your confederate money boys, the South will rise again.” Civil War Expression: “Save your confederate money boys, the South will rise again.” KKK Slogan: “Glory, glory segregation, the South will rise again.” KKK Slogan: “Glory, glory segregation, the South will rise again.” From Dixie With Love: “Glory, glory Hallelujah, His truth is marching on.” From Dixie With Love: “Glory, glory Hallelujah, His truth is marching on.” “Glory, glory Hallelujah, the South will rise again” “Glory, glory Hallelujah, the South will rise again” One Mississippi: Creating Dialogue On Campus One Mississippi: Creating Dialogue On Campus o o o o

"Ole Miss" is not derived from Mississippi, but was a term used by slaves for the wife of a plantation owner "Ole Miss" is not derived from Mississippi, but was a term used by slaves for the wife of a plantation owner

Walter Currie Jr. Incident Poplar Bluff, Missouri Poplar Bluff, Missouri ot-video/what-about- walter ot-video/what-about- walter ot-video/what-about- walter ot-video/what-about- walter

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