Jim Crow Laws

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What were Jim Crow laws designed to do?

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Legalize racial segregation

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Jim Crow laws were named after a character from which type of show?

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A Black minstrel show

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Until what year did Jim Crow laws exist?

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1968

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What were the consequences of defying Jim Crow laws?

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Arrest, fines, jail sentences, violence, and death

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What was the purpose of the Black codes during the Jim Crow era?

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To put Black citizens into indentured servitude and take away voting rights

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What role did former Confederate soldiers play in the legal system during the Jim Crow era?

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They worked as police and judges, making it difficult for African Americans to win court cases.

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During the Reconstruction era, what did local governments and President Andrew Johnson do regarding the progress of Black Americans?

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They thwarted efforts to help Black Americans move forward.

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Which organization was known as the most ruthless of the Jim Crow era, and where was it founded?

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The Ku Klux Klan, founded in Pulaski, Tennessee

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What was a common sign of racial discrimination in towns and cities under Jim Crow laws?

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Signs at town and city limits warning African Americans that they were not welcome

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What was the purpose of sending investigator Walter White to the South according to the NAACP?

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To infiltrate white hate groups