1. The Post-Reconstruction South Unit 4

2. We will: analyze the post- reconstruction period and see how institutionalized racism developed. ◦ Est. a practice or custom I will: describe institutionalized racist practices in post-reconstruction America.

3. Lesson A: Civil War was over  northern troops leave  Democratic party re-established power  many new laws to help newly free AA’s were repealed. ◦ “Redemption of the South” In other words  the politicians tried to put back rules/laws the way they were.

4. New rules/laws  “Jim Crow” laws  were only for Black Americans (crow = black). ◦ Miscegenation ◦ Literacy tests ◦ Poll taxes Purpose  to deprive AA’s of new rights.

5. Small Group Complete the literacy test!

6. Those against racial discrimination  challenge racism through the courts. 1 st major case  was it legal to have “ separate but equal” facilities? ◦ Homer Plessy v. John H. Ferguson (1896) Supreme Court voted 7-1  YES! ◦ Kept racism institutionalized.

7. At the same time racism is being challenged in some parts of America, the Ku Klux Klan is gaining popularity in other parts. ◦ Violence ◦ Intimidation