Segregation And Discrimination
I. Voting restrictions A. Southern governments enacted new laws to disenfranchise African-American? Literacy tests Poll Tax Grandfather Clause Discussion: Do these laws violate the Constitution? Which part?
II. Jim Crow laws A) laws to separate black and whites in public and private facilities (segregation) B) Occurred in hospitals, parks and transportation systems throughout the South. Discussion: Do these laws violate the Constitution? Which part?
III. Plessey V. Ferguson The Supreme Court ruled that separation of races in public accommodations was legal and did not violate the 14th amendment. Created the “separate but equal doctrine”
IV. New Civil Rights Leaders A) Booker T. Washington and WEB Du Bois lead movements to reform education for African-Americans, but each had different views about how to do it.