JIM CROW LAWS

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• The Jim Crow laws were racial segregation laws-state and local and the were enacted after the reconstruction all period.
• In southern United States it continued in force until 1965

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• White people didn't like the Jim Crow laws because the didn't like the idea of free labor.
• They resented black Americans. They threatened the ones who exercised their new rights.

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• The African American population gained some popularity and got a chance to express their talents
• Most used their rights to become entertainers such as dancers,singers and even musicians who played instruments in bands and small groups.

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• Even though they had more rights they also violated some.
• Often they would steal taunt and break rules just to flaunt the rights they had.