African Americans - Gilded Age Flashcards
(13 cards)
Why did segregation further during the Gilded Age?
In 1896 Plessy v Ferguson ruled segregation as ‘separate but equal’, which was then used to justify segregation
What political restrictions were put on African American’s during the Gilded Age?
-Taxes
-Grandfather clauses (AA’s could only vote if their grandparents had voted previously, but they were slaves, so it made voting impossible)
-Literacy tests
What economic restrictions were put on African American’s during the Gilded Age?
-Couldn’t leave the South
-Had to stay on plantations to make money (sharecropping)
What was the 1877 Hayes Compromise?
The US Federal Government marked an end to their support for African Americans in the South, withdrawing troops. This led to further violence against African Americans
How did the 1877 Hayes Compromise benefit the KKK?
Allowed them to go underground and commit regular lynchings commonly and unpunished
What was the one way segregation benefited African Americans?
Allowed them to create an AA community which led to the NAACP
Who caused economic self improvement for AA?
Booker T. Washington
What was the Tuskegee Institute?
Used to train teachers in Alabama, created by Booker. T Washington to help with improving African American lives
Why was the Tuskegee Institute criticised?
It was criticised by many AA scholars and W.E.B DuBois for being an anti-intellectual teaching environment that taught students the same labour skills forced onto slaves
How much support did African Americans get from the US Government during the Gilded Age?
Very little. There was early government support, but that was lost due to the 1877 Hayes Compromise.
This is because the Government was focused on continued economic growth above all else
What was the First Enforcement Act?
Banned discrimination based on race
What was the Second Enforcement Act?
Overturned state laws which prevented AA’s for voting by proving federal supervision of elections
What was the Third Enforcement Act?
Made it a federal offence to conspire to deprive citizens of their right to equal protections
