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Echoes of Injustice: Jim Crow Era and African-American Activism in America

Explore the dark period of segregation and discrimination through Jim Crow laws, limited freedoms for African-Americans, racial violence, and pivotal Supreme Court cases. Witness the struggles faced by African-Americans in the South and their responses, including leaders like Ida B. Wells and Booker T. Washington advocating for change. Delve into the contrasting philosophies of Washington's gradual approach and Du Bois's demand for immediate civil rights. Discover the resilience and activism that shaped a nation.

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Echoes of Injustice: Jim Crow Era and African-American Activism in America

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  1. The Jim Crow Era:Segregation and Discrimination

  2. In The South: • Segregation through Jim Crow laws • Limited freedoms for African-Americans • Separation of races in public and private facilities • Voting Restrictions • Literacy test – Must be able to pass a test to vote • Poll tax – Must pay a tax to vote • Grandfather clause – Exempt from those if your family voted before the war • Physical Violence • Ku Klux Klan • Lynchings and Beatings

  3. Lynching in the South

  4. Plessy v. Ferguson • African-American activists try to protest unfair state segregation laws • 1896 – Plessy vs. Ferguson Supreme Court case • Established the idea of “SEPARATE BUT EQUAL” • The Supreme Court said this did not violate the 14th Amendment (which promised legal equality) • Allowed segregation and Jim Crow laws in the South, as long as “equal” services were provided "We, as freemen, still believe that we were right and our cause is sacred."

  5. The North: • “The Great Migration” • Blacks moved to Northern cities for better paying jobs and social equality • Still faced racial discrimination • Segregated neighborhoods • Workplace discrimination

  6. RESPONSES OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS

  7. Ida B. Wells • She led an anti-lynching crusade • Called for the federal government to take action

  8. Booker T. Washington • Founded Tuskegee Institute • Gradual path to equality is through vocational education and economic success • Criticized for accepting segregation

  9. W.E.B. Du Bois • Demanded immediate political equality and civil rights for African-Americans • Formed the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909 • Ph.D. from Harvard • Founded the Niagara Movement: to promote university education for African-Americans Clip

  10. Assignment – Use your notes, the video, and pages 530-531 in your book. • Compare and contrast the views of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. du Bois in a Venn Diagram: Booker T. Washington W.E.B. du Bois

  11. Compare and contrast the views of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. du Bois in a Venn Diagram: W.E.B. du Bois Booker T. Washington

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