1. Jim Crow in the South Mr. Simmons American History

2. Separate but Equal In 1876 the US Supreme Court heard the case of Plessy v. FergusonIn 1876 the US Supreme Court heard the case of Plessy v. Ferguson This challenged the ability of the separation of Blacks and whites in the public arena.This challenged the ability of the separation of Blacks and whites in the public arena. The court ruled the separation was constitutional as long as the accommodations were equal “separate but equal”The court ruled the separation was constitutional as long as the accommodations were equal “separate but equal”

3. Separate but Equal This ruling paved the way for all public facilities (buses, trains, schools, restaurants, etc.) to have separate facilities for blacks and whites.This ruling paved the way for all public facilities (buses, trains, schools, restaurants, etc.) to have separate facilities for blacks and whites. These facilities were separate but inherently not equal.These facilities were separate but inherently not equal. Lasted until 1954 with Brown v. Board of EducationLasted until 1954 with Brown v. Board of Education

4. Origins of Jim Crow After reconstruction and many civil rights gains by African Americans the southern state politicians began to reverse these laws.After reconstruction and many civil rights gains by African Americans the southern state politicians began to reverse these laws. The redeemers, scalawags, carpetbaggers, KKK, and other groups reacted violently to the 14 th and 15th amendments.The redeemers, scalawags, carpetbaggers, KKK, and other groups reacted violently to the 14 th and 15th amendments. Southern democrats gained power and reversed many of the civil rights gains.Southern democrats gained power and reversed many of the civil rights gains.

5. Jim Crow Jim Crow comes from a song preformed by blackface performer Thomas Dartmouth in “Jump Jim Crow”Jim Crow comes from a song preformed by blackface performer Thomas Dartmouth in “Jump Jim Crow” De jure segregation was formal (legal)De jure segregation was formal (legal) De facto is informalDe facto is informal Largest type was voting disfranchisementLargest type was voting disfranchisement They used poll taxes, literacy test, etc.They used poll taxes, literacy test, etc. Out of 181,000 black males in AL in 1900 only 3,000 were registered to vote.Out of 181,000 black males in AL in 1900 only 3,000 were registered to vote.

6. Jim Crow Examples AL – All passenger stations shall have separate waiting rooms and ticket booths for whites and colored races.AL – All passenger stations shall have separate waiting rooms and ticket booths for whites and colored races. AR – Prohibition of marriage between whites and blacks or mulattos.AR – Prohibition of marriage between whites and blacks or mulattos. FL – Any negro man and white women or negro woman and white man who share the same room in the nighttime shall be punished by imprisonment not exceeding 12 months and fine not exceeding $500FL – Any negro man and white women or negro woman and white man who share the same room in the nighttime shall be punished by imprisonment not exceeding 12 months and fine not exceeding $500 GA – All persons who are licensed to conduct a restaurant shall not serve whites and colored in the same room. It is unlawful for any amateur baseball team to play baseball on any lot that is less than two blocks away from any park devoted to the colored race.GA – All persons who are licensed to conduct a restaurant shall not serve whites and colored in the same room. It is unlawful for any amateur baseball team to play baseball on any lot that is less than two blocks away from any park devoted to the colored race. LA – Any person renting a dwelling to a negro in a complex housed by whites shall be punished by fine no less than $25 and no more than $100 and imprisonment no less than 10 days no more than 100 daysLA – Any person renting a dwelling to a negro in a complex housed by whites shall be punished by fine no less than $25 and no more than $100 and imprisonment no less than 10 days no more than 100 days

7. Questions 1.Can laws change people’s attitudes toward other races or groups? 2.How difficult was life for African Americans during Jim Crow? 3.Why was the right to vote so important? 4.Why did the North do very little about segregation in the South?

8. Jim Crow Worksheet 1.What group was given right to vote by 15 th Amendment? 2.Why were literacy test unfair? 3.How much was usually charged by the poll tax? 4.How were African Americans prevented from registering? 5.Which was the most important election in the South? 6.What part of southern life was the first to be segregated? 7.Why didn’t african Americans do more protesting at the time? 8.Did Booker T. Washington push for social equality in his speech at the Atlanta Exposition? 9.What key phrase came to be associated with Plessy v. Ferguson ?