SS8H7b Disenfranchisement and Racial Violence

What were Jim Crow laws designed to do?

• Abolish racial discrimination

• Segregate blacks and whites

• Encourage interracial marriage

• Promote equality between races

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What was the outcome of the Plessy v Ferguson case?

• Ruled in favor of Homer Plessy

• Declared segregation unconstitutional

• Abolished racial violence

• Based on the separate but equal doctrine

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What was the purpose of the white primary in Georgia?

• To prevent African Americans from voting in important elections

• To allow African Americans to vote

• To provide equal voting rights for all races

• To promote racial integration

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What was the main cause of the 1906 Atlanta race riot?

• Political tensions between white and black leaders

• Successful black business leaders

• False newspaper articles about attacks on white women

• Unemployment among African Americans

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What was the purpose of poll taxes in preventing voting rights?

• To fund public education

• To encourage voting among poor blacks and whites

• To provide financial incentives for voting

• To prevent poor blacks and many poor whites from voting

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What was the impact of the grandfather clause on voting rights?

• Allowed some poor white citizens to vote while denying African Americans

• Denied voting rights for all races

• Ensured equal voting rights for all races

• Allowed all poor citizens to vote

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What was the role of the Ku Klux Klan in racial violence?

• Promoted peaceful coexistence between races

• Carried out lynchings and included community leaders

• Supported equal rights for all races

• Advocated for racial integration

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What was the long-term effect of the 1906 Atlanta race riot?

• Resulted in national and international praise for Atlanta

• Led to improved race relations

• Deepened segregation in the city

• Promoted racial integration in Atlanta

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