Jim crow laws test 1 Flashcards
What is the 13th amendment ??
Outlawed slavery
What is the 14th amendment??
Made African Americans citizens and guaranteed equal protection under the law.
What is the 15th amendment??
Guaranteed African Americans the right to vote. (only males)
Plessy vs Ferguson law (1896) ??
The U.S supreme court case that made segregation legal in the united states. Established the principal of SEPATE BUT EQUAL.
How did they use to keep control??
By Lynching it is an extrajudicial killing by a group.
Who did they use to Lynch?
- Alleged transgressor
- Convicted Transgressor
- to Intimidate people
How did African Americans fight these laws??
NAACP was formed in 1909 to draft legislation and file litigation for laws that violated the guarantees of the 14th amendment.
Martin Luther King Jr??
Advocated for non-violence, stand up but don’t fight back.
Rosa Parks??
Move to the back of the bus (SHE REFUSED)
Sit-ins ??
Visits a whited only business and sit until you get service (which was NEVER)
Boy cotts ??
Dont use white owned businesses and service.
When did the jim crow laws start and end??
1880 - 1960
4 areas that jim crow laws affected ??
- Texas
- Florida
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
List 2 ways of lynching and describe them??
1.They would drag people from the cars
2. They would burn people alive
How did lynching affect the African Americans??
Lynching had an impact on African Americans since it was a tactic employed by white people to terrify and oppress Black people. Black folks were afraid of being punished if they spoke out against lynching. African Americans were also impacted by the fact that lynchings occurred after they were falsely accused of murder, rape, and other crimes due to the color of their skin.
