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By Allie Fish and Tommy Berger
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1. A Black male couldn't shake hands with a White male because it implied being socially equal. A Black male could not offer his hand or any other part of his body to a White woman, because he risked being accused of rape.
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2. Blacks and Whites were not supposed to eat together. If they did eat together, Whites were to be served first,
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3. Under no circumstance could a Black male light the cigarette of a White female -- that gesture implied intimacy.
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4. Blacks were not allowed to show public affection toward one another in public bcause it offended Whites.
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5. Whites did not use courtesy titles of respect such as Mr., Mrs., Miss., Sir, or Ma'am when referring to Blacks. Instead, Blacks were called by their first names.
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6. If a Black person rode in a car driven by a White person, the Black person had to sit in the back seat or the back of a truck.
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7. White drivers had the right-of-way at all intersections.
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Basically, Jim Crow Laws affected all daily life of Blacks!
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