Life+in+Jim+Crow+America

The 14th amendment guaranteed that blacks would have rights after the civil war. 14th amendment granted citizenship to people once enslaved. The due process and equal protection of the laws means that they cannot do anything illegal to people that is against the law or anything like that.
 * 1) Right after the Civil War, the 14th Amendment was ratified. What did the 14th Amendment provide for African Americans? What does “due process” and “equal protection of the laws” mean?  [|14th LINK] **

He could pass as a white man in Louisiana, but because he was part black he had to sit in the colored car. He sat in the white section and identified himself as a black man. He was arrested for doing this and the case went all the way to the united states supreme court. He argued that the separate car act violated the 13th and 14th amendment. In 1896, the Supreme Court of the United States heard the case and held the Louisiana segregation statute constitutional.
 * 2) Unfortunately, your equal rights were challenged by the Supreme Court in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson. What do you remember about the facts, decision, and impact of this case?  [|Plessy LINK] **

Some people say it was an old Black slave who walked with difficulty, others say it was a ragged Black stable boy. Jim crow was an exaggerated, highly stereotypical Black character played by rice. He became very popular throughout the world with his nicely done acting. He did not write the laws himself.
 * 3) The laws developed in the South became known as Jim Crow laws. Who was this Jim Crow fellow? Did he write the laws? [|Jim Crow LINK] **

= **[|Jim Crow Laws LINK 1]  / [|Jim Crow Laws LINK 2] / [|Jim Crow Laws LINK 3] / ****[|Jim Crow Laws Link 4]** = The withdrawal of federal troops from the southern states, the ascendency of the white-supremacy movement, and the lack of strong opposition. The laws affected us and really made our daily lives different than those of white people and made them more constricted then white peoples lives were. I felt the worst of how everything was separate between us and the whites like separate schools, separate water fountains, separate restaurants,etc.
 * 4) What are some specific examples of the Jim Crow laws from southern states? How did the laws affect you? Which on edo you feel is the worst? **
 * 5) What did Jim Crow America look like in the 1900s? What are some images that can help explain the realities of the time? [|Jim Crow Images LINK 1] / [|Jim Crow Images LINK 2] **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">6) What happened in the Scottsboro Case? How did it make you feel as an African American in the South? <span style="color: #001ee6; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Scottsboro LINK ** All the black men who were sent to their death except for the youngest who was 12. I feel that that was to harsh of a punishment to give to them.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">People should care about life during Jim Crow because it was very important and played a big role in american history
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">7) Why should anyone care about your lilfe during Jim Crow America? Why should I care? Link **