Section 6-5 The Rise of Segregation

The Exodusters Head to Kansas Exodusters- mass migration of African Americans from the South to Kansas.

Taking Away the Vote Poll Tax- tax that had to be paid before voting. Literacy Test- had to be able to read and understand the state constitution before voting. Grandfather clause- enabled voters to skip the literacy test if they had an ancestor who could vote in 1867.

Legalizing Segregation Segregation- the separation of the races. Jim Crow Laws- Laws passed in Southern states that enforced discrimination. Plessy v. Ferguson- court case that established the new doctrine of “separate but equal.” (1896)

The African American Response Ida B. Wells- a young African American women from Tennessee who launched a crusade against lynching in Lynchings- hangings without proper court proceedings. Booker T. Washington- proposed that African Americans concentrate on achieving economic goals rather than political ones. W.E.B. DuBois- leader of a new generation of African American activists. He saw no advantage in giving up civil rights, eve temporarily.