1. PAULA MORA TERRINA PHILLIPS CHLORIZA AVILA
PERIOD 1
ENGLISH HONORS 2
JIM CROW LAWS
PAULA MORA TERRINA PHILLIPS CHLORIZA AVILA

2. BACKGROUND Emancipation Proclamation-1863 “Separate but Equal”
14th Amendment guaranteed all citizens with equal protection under the law
15th Amendment said the right to vote shall not be denied on the basis of race
Emancipation Proclamation was established by Abraham Lincoln that freed slaves
Separate but equal prevented equality because colored people were still being separated in public activities.
In Plessy vs. Ferguson, the court decided separate institutions are okay if they’re equal

3. WHO IS “JIM CROW”? From T.D Rice’s sketch
Thomas "Daddy" Rice, blackened his face
Dances and sings to “Jump Jim Crow”

4. Enacted between 1876 and 1965
Enforced racial segregation in the South
Operated primarily in Southern and border states

5. SEGREGATION Blacks were “free” but set apart
Two different groups living separate lives but having the same things
Touched every aspect of everyday life
Separate facilities provided were almost always horrific
Southern state legislatures passed laws requiring the separation of whites from blacks in public transportation and schools.
Ex:Whites did not use courtesy titles of respect when referring to blacks, for example, Mr., Mrs., Miss., Sir, or Ma'am. Instead, blacks were called by their first names. Blacks had to use courtesy titles when referring to whites, and were not allowed to call them by their first names.
White motorists had the right-of-way at all intersections.
Jim Crow criminal justice system was all-white

7. HOW DID IT AFFECT THE COLORED?
If necessary, violence was used to keep blacks at the bottom of the racial hierarchy
Most extreme forms of Jim Crow violence were lynchings
Their lives were at risk if they did not obey the Jim Crow laws
Lynching: Putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law

8. REPEAL
Abolished in the 1960s through the efforts of the Civil Rights Movement
Jim Crow Laws cease to exist
Some people still racist today

9. RESOURCES
"Jim Crow Laws." National Parks Service. National Parks Service, 17 Aug Web. 10 Sept
"Jim Crow Law (United States [ ])." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 10 Sept
"What Was Jim Crow?" What Was Jim Crow. Ferris State University, n.d. Web. 10 Sept
"USA History: The History of the Jim Crow Laws." USA History: The History of the Jim Crow Laws. USA People Search, n.d. Web. 10 Sept
Tafari, Tsahai. "The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 10 Sept