The Jim Crow Era Segregation and Discrimination In

The Jim Crow Era: Segregation and Discrimination

In The South: Segregation through Jim Crow laws Limited freedoms for African-Americans Separation of races in public and private facilities Voting Restrictions Literacy test – Must be able to pass a test to vote Poll tax – Must pay a tax to vote Grandfather clause – Exempt from those if your family voted before the war Physical Violence Ku Klux Klan Lynchings and Beatings

Lynching in the South

Plessy v. Ferguson African-American activists try to protest unfair state segregation laws 1896 – Plessy vs. Ferguson Supreme Court case Established the idea of “SEPARATE BUT EQUAL” The Supreme Court said this did not violate the 14 th Amendment (which promised legal equality)"We, as freemen, still believe that we were right andand our cause is sacred. " Allowed segregation Jim Crow laws in the

The North: “The Great Migration” Blacks moved to Northern cities for better paying jobs and social equality Still faced racial discrimination Segregated neighborhoods Workplace discrimination

RESPONSES OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS

Ida B. Wells She led an antilynching crusade Called for the federal government to take action

Booker T. Washington Founded Tuskegee Institute Gradual path to equality is through vocational education and economic success Criticized for accepting segregation

W. E. B. Du Bois Demanded immediate political equality and civil rights for African-Americans Formed the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909 Ph. D. from Harvard Founded the Niagara Movement: to promote university education for African-Americans Clip

Assignment – Use your notes, the video, and pages 530 -531 in your book. Compare and contrast the views of Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. du Bois in a Venn Diagram: Booker T. Washington W. E. B. du Bois

Compare and contrast the views of Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. du Bois in a Venn Diagram: Booker T. Washington W. E. B. du Bois