Racial Tensions 1890-1917 Flashcards
When and what was the Chinese Exclusion Act 1882?
restricted Chinese immigrants
Initially for 10 years but renewed in 1892, made permanent in 1902
First law banning a specific ethnicity
Not repealed until December 1943
Which laws were passed about African Americans?
1863 Emancipation Constitution (January 1st 1863)
Slavery abolished Dec 6, 1865
Jim Crow Laws
States and local laws enacted between 1876 and 1965
Concept of ‘separate but equal’ (Plessy vs Ferguson)
Segregation of transportation school facilities military etc
Conditions for African Americans often inferior
Which races were in the melting pot society?
White African Native American Hispanic Asian American
Examples of Jim Crow Laws
No white nurses
No black and whites in same restuarant room
Black and white people should not marry
Separate schools for black and white children
