January 10, 2017 Coach Williams is cool!
Time to think. How do new ideas change the way people live Time to think! How do new ideas change the way people live? Think, Share and Pair
Jim Crow Laws Laws that discriminated against AA Required segregation in public facilities Hotels, restaurants, and entertainment events were closed to AA AA were required to sit in the back of buses and streetcars AA forced to use separate bathrooms, water fountains, and waiting rooms
Jim Crow Laws AA were forced to live in parts of towns that had poor roads, sewage, and police protection AA workers received lower wages AA accused of crimes were hanged Required to pay a poll tax to vote
AA fight back Several AA set up businesses that catered only to AA Schools, churches, and cultural celebrations helped AA receive the same rights as whites
Cultures Clash Many white farmers settled in south Texas alongside Mexican farmers Mexicans migrated to escape the Mexican Revolution Whites believed Mexicans were trying to take Texas from the US Texas Rangers were accused of beating and murdering innocent immigrants
Cultures Clash MA experienced poll taxes and segregation MA fought discrimination by joining labor unions and self help organizations
Closing! Finish Chapter 20 content reading! Write 2 things you have learned from this week’s lesson so far. (2 sentences)