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The Jim Crow Era

Catherine Eatherton. The Jim Crow Era. Who was Jim Crow?. NOT a person A symbol that represented the stereotypical African-American male Created in song in 1836 Things started to be named after the “Jim Crow” character. (“the Rise and Fall of Jim Crow”) (Davis)

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The Jim Crow Era

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  1. Catherine Eatherton The Jim Crow Era

  2. Who was Jim Crow? • NOT a person • A symbol that represented the stereotypical African-American male • Created in song in 1836 • Things started to be named after the “Jim Crow” character (“the Rise and Fall of Jim Crow”) (Davis) (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3h489.html)

  3. WhatwastheJimCrow Era? • Overall, it was the time period when slavery was abolished and replaced with laws restricting African-Americans from their rights (Davis) (http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Jim_Crow_laws)

  4. What was the Jim Crow Era? • “More than 400 state laws, constitutional amendments, and city ordinances legalizing segregation and discrimination were passed in the United States between 1865 and 1967” • “governed nearly every aspect of daily life” (Falck) (http://kc-johnson.com/class-2009/from-brown-to-birmingham/)

  5. Beginning of theJimCrow Era • After the Civil War, efforts were made to protect the rights of blacks: • “Congressional Reconstruction” 1866-1876 • Black Codes • Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1875 • Enforcements Acts of the 1870’s Each of these laws were passed in an attempt to control white oppression (Davis)

  6. Miscegenation Laws • Outlawed interracial marriages • Goal being to keep the white race “pure” • Any intermixing was considered to be damaging to the survival chances of the white race • Those who broke this law were severely punished (Falck) (Davis)

  7. Voting Regulations • Prohibited illiterate people from voting • Illiteracy tests were given before voting • Taxes were placed on polls • These restrictions were targeted at blacks (http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/node/4510) (Davis)

  8. Resisting the Jim Crow laws • Debate about which strategy would be best for resisting the violence and getting their rights back • W.E.B. DuBois • Booker T. Washington (Davis) (http://www.nps.gov/hafe/historyculture/w-e-b-dubois.htm)

  9. Resisting the Jim Crow laws • Ida B. Wells-Barnett • Walter White • Charles Hamilton Houston • William Monroe Trotter • National Urban League • National Negro Congress • League of Struggle for Negro Rights (communist group) • Southern Tenant Farmer’s Union (Davis) (http://www.genderacrossborders.com/2010/10/01/ida-b-wells-activism/)

  10. The United States Supreme Court • Brown v. the Topeka Board of Education • Case opened in 1954 • Goal was to outlaw segregation in schools • Successful- the Court ruled that the “separate but equal” law was unconstitutional and schools were integrated • Started a massive Civil Rights Movement (Davis)

  11. The End of Jim Crow • By the 1920’s, legal organizations were winning legal battles and making progress towards getting rights • “The number of southern, African Americans registered to vote rose from 150,000 in 1940 to more than a million by 1952.” • “Second Reconstruction” • Civil Rights Act of 1965… end of legal segregation

  12. Works Cited Davis, Ronald L.F.”Creating Jim Crow.” From Terror to Triumph: Historical Overview. Print. Davis, Ronald L.F. “Surviving Jim Crow.” From Terror to Triumph: Historical Overview. Print. Falck, Susan. Jim Crow Legislation Overview. Rep. Print. “the Rise and Fall of Jim Crow.” Online posting. Youtube, 13 October 2009. Web. 4 April 2011. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3h489.html http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Jim_Crow_laws http://kc-johnson.com/class-2009/from-brown-to-birmingham http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/node/4510 http://www.nps.gov/hafe/historyculture/w-e-b-dubois.htm http://www.genderacrossborders.com/2010/10/01/ida-b-wells-activism/

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