Discrimination

What was the major reason for the passing of the Jim Crow Laws in Southern States?

• Protect African Americans from abuse by white supremacists.

• Provide education and job opportunities for all citizens.

• Promote positive race relationships in southern cities and neighborhoods.

• Maintain white supremacy by keeping races separated.

Jim Crow Laws allowed __________________________ to become legal.

• segregation

• black codes

• slave trade

• poll taxes

What is one example of how the Jim Crow Laws kept African Americans from experiencing their basic rights as American citizens?

• Were not allowed to go to school

• Had to take literacy test before voting

• Could not own land

• Were not allowed to leave the state

Segregation was also enforced by the Jim Crow Laws which meant:

• Blacks and whites were separated

• Whites were first in every line

• Blacks and whites went to church together

• Blacks had the same privileges as whites

What was the significance of the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court Case?

• African Americans were finally able to enjoy all the privileges of the 14^th amendment.

• African Americans were given back all of the rights the Jim Crow Laws took away.

• African Americans were no longer able to hold public office.

• African Americans were to have separate but equal rights as whites.

Why did African Americans not fully receive the rights given to them by the 15^th amendment?

• African Americans had to pass a reading test before they were allowed to vote.

• African Americans were not allowed to enter the polls using the same entrance as whites.

• African Americans were only allowed to vote in certain elections.

• African Americans could not leave their jobs to go vote on election days.

Describe the concept of “separate but equal” and explain how it affected the life of African Americans in southern states?

• Stated that the races could use the same facilities.

• Stated that the races could have separate facilities as long as they were equal.

• Stated that the races had to have separate facilities and they could be different.

• States that the races were fully equal.

Facilities for African Americans were often dilapidated or inferior.

• true

• false

The 'equal' part of the separate, but equal clause was always followed.

• true

• false

What is NOT true of life for African Americans in the north?

• Neighborhoods were often racially segregated in the bigger cities.

• African Americans were the first fired from jobs.

• African Americans were the last hired from jobs.

• African Americans were treated like royalty in the north.