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1. Jim-Crow Laws are _______?

A. A famous performing minstrel

B. A set of laws and social customs requiring racial segregation

C. A popular Mississippi governor

D. None of the above

2.  Emmett Till was a young boy who was murdered for?

A.  Spitting on a police officer

B.  Whistling at a white woman

C. Spitting on a cow

D. Stealing a cow

3.  The Plessy v. Ferguson supreme court case ruled that schools could be.

A. “Separate but unequal”

B. “Unified and Diverse”

C. “Separate but Equal”

D. “Bless your Socks”

TRUE AND FALSE:

4. ______   The Southern States of America were the most prejudiced states.

5. _______   Segregation means equality and fair treatment for all.

6. _______  Black people were made to use 'black only' facilities.

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African American Life

African-American _________ faced a lot of discrimination during the  Jim Crow period.

Jim Crow Laws Guided Notes

Name_________________________

Background Information

Under ___________ African Americans were known as second class citizens.

African Americans were not permitted to do multiple things such as ____________________________, offer to ________________________, or __________________________.

Back in ________ a fourteen year old boy named ________________broke some of the Jim Crow laws. This is a picture of him before and after he was killed.

____________ were state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the _________________. Enacted after the Reconstruction period, these laws continued in force until __________

Some examples of Jim-Crow Laws

_______ are superior to _______ in all ways

white and blacks _________would produce a mongrel race

__________ is acceptable to keep blacks in check

The Jim Crow laws were enacted by Southern states, beginning in the late ________.

They mandated racial segregation in all public facilities in states of former Confederate States of America, starting in 1890 with a "__________________" status for African Americans.

Song

Tittle: Artist:

Video

What did Rev. Hosea Williams do to get beaten?

________________________________________

What did Vernon Jarrett's father tell him?

________________________________________

What did Homer Plessey do?

___________________________

Effects on African Americans

The purpose for Jim crow laws in all states where the same; to keep the blacks ____________ from the whites.

Blacks were to sit in the back and __________________ and if they refused they would get arrested, same thing goes for restaurants, and theaters.

Blacks were ___________ to play sports with whites, and they had ___________ bathrooms and water fountains.

There were _______________ for whites and blacks , and some of the children ______________to go to school with them.

___________ - All passenger stations shall have separate waiting rooms and separate ticket windows for the white and colored races.

_________ - The schools for white children and the schools for black children shall be conducted separately.

___________ - The officer in charge shall not bury any colored persons upon the ground set apart for the burial of white persons.

Race Riots

The ________________________ refers to the ______________ , in which race riots exploded in a number of cities in _____________________.

On the afternoon of ____________, a stone-throwing melee between blacks and whites began after a black youth _________________________ off the 29th Street beach in Chicago

____________, a black youth, drowned. When a white police officer

_____________________________________ involved in the death, and instead arrested a black man, racial tensions escalated.

By the time the riot ended in Chicago ______________________ were dead, _____ injured, and _______ black families were left homeless.

There were ________________ that took place in Wilmington, North Carolina 1898; Atlanta, Georgia 1906; Springfield, Illinois 1908; East St. Louis, Illinois 1917; Tulsa, Oklahoma 1921; and Detroit, Michigan 1943.

In each of the___________, with few exceptions, it was _____________________________________________

White opposition led to their ___________ from most organized sporting competitions. The boxers Jack Johnson and Joe Louis (both of whom became world heavyweight boxing champions) and track and field athlete Jesse Owens (who won four gold medals at the __________ Summer Olympics in Berlin) earned fame during this era.

In baseball, a _________ instituted in the ________ had informally barred blacks from playing in the major leagues, leading to the development of the Negro Leagues, which featured many fine players.

A major breakthrough occurred in ________, when __________ was hired as the first African American to play in_______________; he permanently broke the color bar.

Baseball teams continued to integrate in the following years, leading to the full participation of _______________ in the Major Leagues in the 1960s

black urban _____________ reached well ___________, more than _____________________.

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The purpose for Jim crow laws in all states where the same; to keep the blacks segregated from the whites.

Blacks were to sit in the back and only the back of buses and if they refused they would get arrested, same thing goes for restaurants, and theaters.

Blacks were not allowed to play sports with whites, and they had separate bathrooms and water fountains.

There were separate schools for whites and blacks , and some of the children refused to go to school with them.

Alabama - All passenger stations shall have separate waiting rooms and separate ticket windows for the white and colored races.

Florida - The schools for white children and the schools for black children shall be conducted separately.

Georgia - The officer in charge shall not bury any colored persons upon the ground set apart for the burial of white persons.

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African-American athletes faced a lot of discrimination during the  Jim Crow period.

White opposition led to their exclusion from most organized sporting competitions. The boxers Jack Johnson and Joe Louis (both of whom became world heavyweight boxing champions) and track and field athlete Jesse Owens (who won four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin) earned fame during this era.

In baseball, a color line instituted in the 1880s had informally barred blacks from playing in the major leagues, leading to the development of the Negro Leagues, which featured many fine players.

A major breakthrough occurred in 1947, when Jackie Robinson was hired as the first African American to play in Major League Baseball; he permanently broke the color bar.

Baseball teams continued to integrate in the following years, leading to the full participation of black baseball players in the Major Leagues in the 1960s.

black urban unemployment reached well over 50%, more than twice the rate of whites

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We chose this video because it shows primary sources of experiences with Jim Crow laws.

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This song was chosen because it is relevant to Jim Crow Laws, the title of the song is "Jim Crow Peoples Song", and the lyrics have to do with some of the Jim Crow Laws.

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Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises Jim Crow (People's Song) · Josh White Josh White - The Remaining Titles (1941-1947) ℗ 1998 Document Records Released on: 2005-09-27 Auto-generated by YouTube.

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The Red Summer refers to the summer and fall of 1919, in which race riots exploded in a number of cities in both the North and South.

On the afternoon of July 27, 1919, a stone-throwing melee between blacks and whites began after a black youth mistakenly swam into territory claimed by whites off the 29th Street beach in Chicago.

Eugene Williams, a black youth, drowned. When a white police officer refused to arrest the white men involved in the death, and instead arrested a black man, racial tensions escalated.

By the time the riot ended in Chicago 23 blacks and 15 whites were dead, 537 injured, and 1,000 black families were left homeless.

There were multiple race riots that took place in Wilmington, North Carolina 1898; Atlanta, Georgia 1906; Springfield, Illinois 1908; East St. Louis, Illinois 1917; Tulsa, Oklahoma 1921; and Detroit, Michigan 1943.

In each of the race riots, with few exceptions, it was white people who started the riots by attacking black people.

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Under Jim Crow laws African Americans were known as second class citizens.

African Americans were not permitted to do multiple things such as shake hands with white people, offer to light a cigarette for a female, or not aloud to show public affection.

Back in 1941 a fourteen year old boy named Emmett Till broke some of the Jim Crow laws. This is a picture of him before and after he was killed.

Jim Crow laws were state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States. Enacted after the Reconstruction period, these laws continued in force until 1965

Some Examples of Jim-crow laws

whites are superior to blacks in all ways

white and blacks breeding would produce a mongrel race

violence is acceptable to keep blacks in check

The Jim Crow laws were enacted by Southern states, beginning in the late 1870's.

They mandated racial segregation in all public facilities in states of former Confederate States of America, starting in 1890 with a "separate but equal" status for African Americans.