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Jim Crow Laws And Civil Rights Casses Flashcards

(35 cards)

1
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Voter intimidation

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White suprematist used violence to intimidate voters

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Example of voter intimidation

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  • ballots for Black Americans were destroyed
    White statesmen re defined state boundries
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Poll tax

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Created in the south to p[revent black Americans to vote - taxation for all

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How many black Americans in Arkansas could vote after poll tax

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97% before poll tax, 9% after poll tax

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5
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Grandfather clause

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People could vote dependent if their grandfather could vote

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6
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Literacy test

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Many southern states refused black people the vote if they could pass the test

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7
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The good old time N,,,,,,

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Represents the social racism in America, American society suggested that black Americans were inferior

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The N,,,, Beast

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Racial theory in the 1890s
Suggested that Black people were similar to apes

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9
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Who founded the beast theory

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Charles carrol

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10
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How many Supreme Court cases in 1883

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Black Americans took 5 cases to the Supreme Court

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What were these Supreme Court cases fighting against

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Largely segregation and ignoring the 1875 civil rights act

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What did the Supreme Court rule on the 1883 casses

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Federal government should not interfere in racism issues

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1883- why couldn’t the federal government intervene ?

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It would be unconstitutional

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What was a result of the 1883 case ruilings ?

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Resulted in riots and protests

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What did the Supreme Court not uphold in 1873

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The 15TH amendment in the slaughter house case

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16
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When was the please v Ferguson case

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Why was the Plessy v Ferguson case

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Homer plessy, sat in a white only area and was arrested
He took to the Supreme Court to say his treatment was unlawful

18
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What was the Plessy v Ferguson case

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Plessy lost his case, Supreme Court stated that the black facilities were of equal standered

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What did the plessy v Ferguson lead to

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Legality of segregation and therefore an increase of Jim Crow laws

20
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When was Williams v missisipi

21
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Why was Williams v Mississippi

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Williams was on trial for murder with an all white jury

22
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What was the court case William v mississippi

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Williams argued this was a result of unfair poll tax

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How did the Supreme Court rule in the Williams v Missisipi

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In 1890 mississsippi state ruined poll tax was not discriminatory

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When was please v Ferguson

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Why was the please v Ferguson
Homer plessy, sat in the white section and was arrested He took it to court and stated treatment was unlawful
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What happened to the plessy v Ferguson case
Plessy lost his case - Supreme Court stated that facilities were equal
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What was the consequence of the plessy v Ferguson case
It allowed segregation and led to wide spread Jim Crow laws
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What court case was in 1898
Williams v missisipi
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Why was Williams v Mississippi
Williams was on trial for murder with an all white jury
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What was Williams arguing in 1898
That the all white jury was a result of the polltax
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Consequence of the Williams v Mississippi case
In 1890 Mississippi state ruled poll tax was not discriminatory
32
What Supreme Court case was in 1899
Cummings v Board
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Why was Cummings v Board
Cummings objected to state of Georgia unevenly distributed money
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What was the cumming v board case
Cummings stated this was a violation of the 14th amendment
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How did the Supreme Court rule on the 1899 case
Supreme Court said Cummings didn’t have a case They approved of segregated schools