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Section 6-5

Section 6-5. The Rise of Segregation. Exodusters- mass migration of African Americans from the South to Kansas. The Exodusters Head to Kansas. Poll Tax- tax that had to be paid before voting. Literacy Test- had to be able to read and understand the state constitution before voting.

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Section 6-5

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  1. Section 6-5 The Rise of Segregation

  2. Exodusters- mass migration of African Americans from the South to Kansas. The Exodusters Head to Kansas

  3. Poll Tax- tax that had to be paid before voting. • Literacy Test- had to be able to read and understand the state constitution before voting. • Grandfather clause- enabled voters to skip the literacy test if they had an ancestor who could vote in 1867. Taking Away the Vote

  4. Segregation- the separation of the races. • Jim Crow Laws- Laws passed in Southern states that enforced discrimination. • Plessy v. Ferguson- court case that established the new doctrine of “separate but equal.” (1896) Legalizing Segregation

  5. Ida B. Wells- a young African American women from Tennessee who launched a crusade against lynching in 1892. • Lynchings- hangings without proper court proceedings. • Booker T. Washington- proposed that African Americans concentrate on achieving economic goals rather than political ones. • W.E.B. DuBois- leader of a new generation of African American activists. He saw no advantage in giving up civil rights, eve temporarily. The African American Response

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