4. The role of state legislatures and governments: Jim Crow Flashcards
1
Q
key terms
Jim Crow
A
used to name discriminatory laws
affected whole way of life in South
2
Q
key terms
Segregation
A
legal enforcement of division between races by laws passed by state legislatures
3
Q
why did segregation become gradually legalised
A
southern states passed Jim Crow Laws
4
Q
Tenessee segregates rail travel in
A
1881 (gradually spreads throughout south)
5
Q
after 1899 laws segregating
A
waiting rooms
6
Q
first decade of 20th century laws segregating
A
streetcars (trams)
7
Q
although SC would not allow segregation to become law in practice it could happen because
A
intimidation
refusal to rent/sell to AA
8
Q
south able to remove AA political representatives by
A
intimidation
