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JIM CROW LAWS

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THE JIM CROW LAWS

PRESENTED BY SUNNY JOHNSTON, SHELBY SMITH, AND KATELYN PITTMAN

HOW DID IT ALL BEGIN?

  • Jim Crow originated from a show performed by Thomas Rice
  • He painted is face black and danced a ridiculous Jig
  • He claimed he got the idea from a crippled old black man
  • It was claimed to be an offensive gesture

THE JIM CROW LAWS

  • Whites are superior to Blacks in all ways
  • White and Blacks breding would produce a mongrel race
  • Violence is acceptable to keep Blacks in check
  • A black male couldn't shake hands with a white male

THE KU KLUX KLAN

  • They were strong believers of Jim Crow Laws
  • They were a group against black equality

THE 14TH AMMENDMENT

  • Blacks were now equal citizens
  • Whites must now accept the new laws and treat blacks as equals

THE EMANCIPATION PROCLIMATION

  • Lincoln believed all slaves should be freed
  • He came up with a plan to get people on board
  • His plan didn't work

THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OVERTURNED

  • Supreme Court order the civil rights act unconstitutional
  • They said it wasn't authorized by amendments 13 and 14

PLESSY VS. FERGUSON

  • Homer Plessy was arrested for sitting in the "white" car
  • He could have passed as white but by law he was coloured
  • His lawyer said this violated his13th and 14th amendments
  • The Supreme Court ruled Louisiana segregation statute unconstitutional

THE 14TH AMMENDMENT

  • Blacks were now equal citizens
  • Whites must now accept the new laws and treat blacks as equals

BROWN VS. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

  • Black children applied to s segregated school
  • They were denied
  • They said it was unconstitutional
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