Problems for Black Americans

South vs. North In the South -- distinct hatred for the Black Americans by the “native born Whites” - Treated as second class citizens Beaten, kidnapped and killed no White person in authority cared In the North- seen as unwelcome competition for jobs Seen as uneducated and unskilled Paid less than White workers Seen as a threat to the job security of unskilled White workers

Summarise the problems in the North for Black Americans Blacks had been slaves only 2 generations previously – Whites felt superior Skin coloured identified them as ‘different’ Often segregated/ divided into communities known as ghettos Separation of schools/ neighbourhoods led to inferiority complex Prejudice was often the case – even in the north

Tulsa Riot May 21st, 1921 Black man accused of raping a White woman KKK organised racist attacks – the police helped! In under 12 hours – Black business district was destroyed June 1st, 1921- 600 businesses, 21 churches, schools and libraries were gone

Tulsa Race Riot

Task In- Migrants = Internal Migration = Moving from one part of a country to another Read pages 23- 25 to get a better understanding of the Problems Black Americans faced Watch the Video – take notes about the Jim Crow Laws that are passed and the effects on the Black Americans

Describe how Jim Crow laws discriminated against Black Americans. (5)

Jim Crow Laws The Jim Crow Laws were created after 1870 They imposed legal punishments and formed a segregated society Write your own definition for Segregated

Jim Crow Laws Make a diagram showing some of the Laws passed in the South Separate Restaurants Separate Lunch Counters Separate Waiting Rooms Separate public Parks Separate Bus Stations Separate Cinemas Separate Drinking Fountains Separate Graveyards

How do Jim Crow Laws make white people feel? Write each law down and say if it is for or against the Jim Crow laws – then answer the following questions: How do Jim Crow Laws make white people feel? How do Jim Crow Laws make black people feel? Supreme Court: Laws, which keep the races apart, do not mean that one race is better or worse than the other. President Wilson, 1916: Segregation is not humiliating and is a benefit for you Black gentlemen. A black businessman gives his views of Jim Crow laws: Wherever Black people lived or travelled in the south they were faced with the humiliation of seeing doors that were open to White people and legally closed to them. A businessman from North America: I saw a modern rest station with gleaming counters and picture windows labelled ‘White’. A small wooden shack beside it was tagged ‘coloured’. The coloured waiting room was filthy, in need of repair and overcrowded.

Summarise the changes in Jim Crow laws from 1896 to 1900 -include the Homer Plessy case -Supreme Court judgements - Voting rights in the South Compare Question Compare the opinions of Sources B and C about the treatment of Black Americas after the Civil War Page 30 -textbook