Understanding Segregation and Jim Crow

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What was the Freedmen’s Bureau?

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An organization established by Congress in 1865 to help freed slaves and poor whites with essentials like food and shelter.

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What were Jim Crow Laws?

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Laws that enforced segregation between Black people and White people in the United States.

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When did the Tennessee Constitutional Convention take place?

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1870.

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What was the significance of the Tennessee Constitutional Convention of 1870?

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It established a new state constitution.

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What was one of the main purposes of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

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To help freed slaves and poor whites with essentials like food and shelter.

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What does segregation mean?

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The practice of keeping different groups of people separate from each other.

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What is the Civil Rights Movement?

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A movement in the 1950s and 1960s aimed at ending racial discrimination and gaining equal rights for African Americans.

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What is the Emancipation Proclamation?

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An executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 that freed slaves in the Confederate states.

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What does the term 'discrimination' mean?

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Treating someone unfairly based on characteristics like race, gender, or age.

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What was the impact of the Jim Crow Laws?

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They created a system of racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans.