Jim Crow

What did Homer Plessy do that got him arrested?

• Sat in the white only part of the bus.
• Took a seat in the white only car of a train.
• Sat at a white only section of a lunch counter.
• All of the above

Why was Homer A. Plessy arrested?

• Didn't follow LA's 1890 Streetcar Law

• Didn't vote in a LA election

• Violating the 1868 state constitution

• All of the above

Plessy and those who worked with him were trying to challenge

• the Brown v. Board of Education case
• Segregation and the Jim Crow laws
• Reconstruction
• equal pay for equal work

What was the result of the case Plessy v. Ferguson?

• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Plessy saying segregation was illegal.

• The Supreme Court never made a ruling.

• The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal.

• Plessy never took the case to the Supreme Court.

What famous phrase came out of the Plessy case?

• "Separate but equal"
• "Give me liberty or give me death."
• "May the force be with you."
• "I'll be back."

.... this sign represents what laws in the South

• Racial Rules

• Lincoln Laws

• Black Codes

• Jim Crow Laws

Jim Crow laws were mainly directed at this group 

• Latinos
• African-Americans 
• Native Americans
• Asians

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Segregation in the South was mainly based on 

• hair color
• religion
• race (color of the skin)
• economic status

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What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?

• Redskins vs Giants
• Aylor vs Byrd
• Brown vs Board of Education
• Plessy vs Ferguson

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What best describes Jim Crow laws?

• better opportunities for women
• African Americans gaining full civil and political rights
• discrimination laws focused on Native Americans
• unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education

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