Intro to jim Crow

Intro to Jim Crow

By Deziree WakefieldHS

Open Ended

Answer the following questions before you get started:

1) What is segregation? 

2) Why do you think was segregation established? 

3) How is segregation still around today?

African Americans Lose Ground

​Do we achieve equality by integrating or segregating? 

• Integration: Black people would be placed on an equal basis with whites by leveling social, economical, and political barriers, and advocating for equal opportunity between the races

• Segregation: Division of the races into their own communities. Blacks would create their own institutions (social, educational, economic) independently of white society. 

• Solution: Segregation--- Who does this impact?? Who does this benefit???

Segregation

De Jure Segregation: Legalized separation between the races.

De Facto Segregation: Customary practice of maintaining separation between the races, not established by law.

In other words, De Jure segregation is backed by law, meaning there is some type of legislation or ruling that supports it. De Facto segregation happens because it is a social norm. ​

​Think Jure=Jury, Jury=Court/Law

Open Ended

De Jure segregation (segregation by law) and Defacto segregation (segregation by custom) both impacted African Americans in the 1900s. How are we still impacted by it today? Give specific examples.

Jim Crow- Watch the Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX8ihCOJaZM​

Open Ended

Based on the video from the previous slide:

Where did the Term “Jim Crow” come from? 

Who played “Jim Crow?” How did he portray this character? 

How did the meaning of “Jim Crow” transform?

Review

Multiple Choice

Segregation backed by a court ruling:

• De Jure

• De Facto

Multiple Choice

The name of the actor that invented the Jim Crow Character:

• Thomas Dartmouth Rice

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Hamilton

• Thomas H Paxton

Multiple Choice

At a high school, it is not uncommon to see black students sit on one side of the cafeteria, and white students sit on the other. What kind of segregation is this?

• De facto

• De Jure

Next Steps

Now that you've learned about Jim Crow, you will learn more about caricatures that developed during this time period. Go to google classroom and complete the activity. Make sure you follow all instructions!