Civil Rights & Jim Crow Laws FLASHCARDS

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What were the Jim Crow laws? Jim Crow laws were laws in the South based on ______. They enforced ______ between white people and black people in public places such as ______, ______, ______, and ______. They also made it difficult for black people to ______.

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race, segregation, schools, transportation, restrooms, restaurants, vote.

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When were the Jim Crow laws enforced? After the Civil War there was a period in the South called the ______. During this time the federal government controlled the southern states. However, after the Reconstruction, the state governments took back over. Most Jim Crow laws were put in place in the late ______ and early ______. Many of them were enforced until the ______.

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Reconstruction, 1800s, 1900s, Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Why were they called "Jim Crow"? The name "Jim Crow" comes from an African-American character in a ______. After the song came out, the term "Jim Crow" was often used to refer to ______ and soon the segregation laws became known as "Jim Crow" laws.

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song from 1832, African Americans.

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Examples of Jim Crow Laws: Alabama - All passenger stations shall have separate ______ and separate ______ for the white and colored races.

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waiting rooms, ticket windows.

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Examples of Jim Crow Laws: Florida - The ______ for white children and the schools for black children shall be conducted separately.

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schools.

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Examples of Jim Crow Laws: Georgia - The officer in charge shall not ______ any colored persons upon the ground set apart for the burial of white persons.

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bury.

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Examples of Jim Crow Laws: Mississippi - Prison wardens shall see that the white convicts shall have separate apartments for both ______ and ______ from the negro convicts.

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eating, sleeping.

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Laws that tried to prevent black people from voting included ______ (a fee people had to pay to vote) and ______ that people had to pass before they could vote.

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poll taxes, reading test.

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In order to make sure that all white people could vote, many states enacted "______" clauses into their voting laws. These laws stated that if your ______ could vote before the ______, then you did not have to pass the reading test. This allowed for white people who could not read to vote. This is where the term "grandfather clause" comes from.

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grandfather, ancestors, Civil War.

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Jim Crow laws were mainly directed at this group.

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African-Americans