Race Relations in the New South

True or False? Discrimination against Blacks did not continue after the Reconstruction Era.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which statement below describes the origin of Jim Crow?

• Jim Crow was a slave owned by Thomas Dartmouth

• Jim Crow was created as a character that imitated and made fun of Black slaves

• Jim Crow was a slave that became famous by singing and dancing in theaters

Georgia's first Jim Crow law required Blacks to do what?

• not go to the same church as Whites

• sit in the back of the same train car as Whites

• sit in a separate train car away from Whites

• not use the same bathroom as Whites

Which statement describes how Jim Crow Laws affected African Americans?

• Jim Crow laws created better schools and hospitals for Blacks

• these laws violated the rights of Blacks

• these laws increased the rights of Blacks in the south

• Jim Crow laws were used by the Freedmen's Bureau to help Blacks after the war

What did Jim Crow make legal throughout the United States?

• segregation

• integration

• voting for all races

• sharecropping

Which statement below describes the races of Homer Plessy?

• He was half white and half black

• He was 7/8 black and 1/8 white

• He was 7/8 white and 1/8 black

• He was not of mixed race

As a result of Plessy sitting in the White only section of a Louisiana railcar, what happened?

• he exited the train at the next stop by himself

• he agreed to move to the Black section of the railcar

• he was politely ask to leave the train

• he was arrested and found guilty

Plessy believed his arrest violated his rights under which amendments?

• 13th & 14th

• 14th & 15th

• 13th & 15th

• 13th & 1st

True or False? The Supreme Court ruled against Plessy.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which statement describes the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v Ferguson?

• the court ruled segregation was fair as long as it was separate but equal

• the court ruled segregation was unfair and was not equal

• the court ruled Plessy should not have been removed from the white only section since he was 7/8 white

• the court gave Plessy control over Louisiana railroads