Reformers and JIm Crow

What were Jim Crow Laws?

• laws that aided in the education of African Americans

• laws of segregation against African Americans

• laws that helped African Americans get better jobs

• laws that helped African Americans vote

Who made people aware of the suffering of African Americans under Jim Crow laws?

• Robert E. Lee

• Homer Plessy

• Ida B. Wells

• John Ferguson

Which of the following describes Booker T. Washington?

• Born a slave

• Promoted higher education for African Americans

• accepted social segregation

• wrote: Up From Slavery

• believed African Americans should put off their demands for civil rights and instead work for economic growth

What does this photo illustrate?

• desegregation

• prohibition

• suffrage

• Jim Crow Laws

What court decision upheld Jim Crow Laws declaring "separate but equal"?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Loving v. Virginia

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

Which person fought against the injustices suffered by African Americans by publicizing lynchings in newspapers?

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Jim Crow Laws went directly against two Constitutional Amendments. Which two?

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

• 17th

• 18th

Which person called on African American doctors, lawyers, and teachers to become leaders of their people?

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How did Jim Crow Laws affect African Americans in terms of GOVERNMENT?

• created separate water fountains

• didn't allow white and black children to attend the same school

• required seprate by equal restrooms for whites and blacks

• imposed impossible voting regulations so African Americans couldn't vote

What best describes Jim Crow laws?

• better opportunities for women
• African Americans gaining full civil and political rights
• discrimination laws focused on Native Americans
• unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education