Jim+Crow+Life


 *  1) Right after the Civil War, the 14th Amendment was ratified. What did the 14th Amendment provide for African Americans? What does “due process” and “equal protection of the laws” mean?  [|14th LINK] **

__//**The 14th amendment provided black rights, protection of rights, and citizenship. It also stated that any person born within the United States was automatically a citizen. **//__ __//**Due Process: This means a citizens right to justice. **//__ __//**Equal Protection of the Laws: This means that the government will equally protect every citizens rights, such as freedom. **//__

FACTS: - Plessy arrested for sitting in white car - Could have easily passed as white, but was marked as black - Purposely did it - Went to court - Tried to Prove that it was in violation of 13th and 14th amendements DECISION: Was heard contitutional IMPACT: Set the precedent that seperate facilities for blacks and whites were constitutional as long as they were equal.
 *  2) Unfortunately, your equal rights were challenged by the Supreme Court in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson. What do you remember about the facts, decision, and impact of this case?  [|Plessy LINK] **

A preformer had come across and black man singing a song called Jim Crow. He soon began to name his black characters in preformances Jim Crow. This became a racial slur but soon bcame known as the laws in which blacks were forced to follow, known as the Jim Crow Laws.
 * 3) The laws developed in the South became known as Jim Crow laws. Who was this Jim Crow fellow? Did he write the laws?[| Jim Crow LINK] **

His body was covered in burt cork to give the appearence of dark skin.

- Seperate Schools and busses for black and whites - Blacks and whites could not eat together - Blacks and whites sat in seperate parts of the train - Seperate bubblers for blacks and whites - Blacks could not shake a whites hand
 * 4) What are some specific examples of the Jim Crow laws from southern states? How did the laws affect you? [|Jim Crow Laws LINK 1] /[|Jim Crow Laws LINK 2] / [|Jim Crow Laws LINK 3] **

Jim Crow America was very racist and color separated. When walking around a typical town one would see many signs pointing to the separate white and black facilities. EXAMPLES: This case focused on nine young men, falsely charged for raping a young white woman. Earlier, a fight had broken out in a train and the boys were charged for assualt. Right before, young white women dressed in boys clothing were discovered in the train, and without having any connection to the young men, the boys were charged for raping them. All of the yong men were kept in jail and killed execpt for one. As an African American, it frustrated me that even though this Case proves much of the horrible treatment of blacks, no one did anything about it. Those poor innocent young boys were killed for NOTHING. I find this quite offensive ad unfair to us blacks.
 * 5) What did Jim Crow America look like in the 1900s? What are some images that can help explain the realities of the time? [|Jim Crow Images LINK 1] / [|Jim Crow Images LINK 2] **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 6) What happened in the Scottsboro Case? How did it make you feel as an African American in the South? <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #001ee6; font-size: 13pt; padding-right: 10px;"> [|Scottsboro LINK] **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">7) Why should anyone care about your lilfe during Jim Crow America? <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|Why should I care? Link] **
 * Learning about Jim Crow America teaches us how difficult it was for African Americans living in the era knowing that a simple hand gesture could be found offensive and could quickly send them to their death. Learning this proves that the simple word of racism is not nearly enough to describe the violent Jim Crow America.**