119 Origins of the Jim Crow Era - One Minute History

The video discusses the Reconstruction era with three constitutional amendments that abolished slavery and granted citizenship and voting rights to former slaves. Despite these advancements, white Southern Democrats enacted laws to suppress African American progress, supported by the US Supreme Court's endorsement of segregation. These laws, known as Jim Crow laws, institutionalized racial prejudice and denied rights to black people. Although federal legislation eventually ended the Jim Crow era, its legacy continues to affect the fight for equality.

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