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1) Sharecroppers were people who didn't own land but payed rent to those who did and shared their harvest.
2) Plantation owners found ways to increase their own profits.
3) Sharecropping turned into a kind of slavery.
4) Sharecroppers didn't own land so they couldn't vote.
5) People who were able to vote had to pay a tax.
"But then plantation owners devised ways to increase their own profit," (Smith 3)

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Article 8:  The Great Migration: Kayla, Emily, and Meredith

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Article 8:  The Great Migration: Kayla, Emily, and Meredith

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1. African Americans were not treated equally
2. They were given jobs in the north because of the World War
3. The jobs they were given weren't good jobs
4. They had poor working conditions
5. They had to compete for living space
Quote: "Many new arrivals found jobs in factories, slaughterhouses, and foundries, where working conditions were arduous and sometimes dangerous" (Anonymous 2).

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Article 7: KKK: Cameron, Alejandra, and Jack

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Article 7: KKK: Cameron, Alejandra, and Jack

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1. The KKK originally targeted blacks and advocated for white supremacy.
2. They engineered many people to rise to power.
3. They spread in the 1920s.
4. They were founded by ex-Confederate soldiers.
5. They disbanded but were then formed again by William Joseph Simmons.
Quote: "Known as the invisible empire, the KKK's presence was felt across the country."
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Article 4 Jim Crow laws:  Rebekah, Alex, Nigel 

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Article 4 Jim Crow laws:  Rebekah, Alex, Nigel 

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1.  Even though the civil war ended, there was racial tensions
2. The Supreme Court didn't want the south to separate again
3. Southern state governments took action against equal rights
4. The Supreme Court didn't take action until the conflict got to it's worst
5. Even though civil war granted equal rights, it still did not end segregation
"Separate but equal" (paragraph 4)

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Article 3: Plessy Vs. Ferguson (Delaney, Calista, Jack, Liam, Ben)

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Article 3: Plessy Vs. Ferguson (Delaney, Calista, Jack, Liam, Ben)

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1. The story shows an example of how bad discrimination was in the 1890s, especially in cases like Homer Plessy.
2. Homer Plessy was arrested for sitting in the white section on a bus.
3. Homer's trial led to the creation of the "equal but separate" doctrine.
4. The Supreme Court believes that the "equal but separate" doctrine is not a violation of the 13th and 14th amendments.
5. Although the separate but equal doctrine violates the 13th and 14th amendments in the eyes of many people, the Supreme Court kept it so as not to mess with the "established usages, customs, traditions of the people, and the preservation of public peace and order."

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1. Great Depression
2. African American people struggle
3. Segregation separates the country
4. Misplacement of money
5. African Americans affected more than white people

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Article 6: Mildred D. Taylor: Nareen, Carly, Connor

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Article 6: Mildred D. Taylor: Nareen, Carly, Connor

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1. Taylor learned about her family's past
2. Taylor writes novels about her family's history
3. Her family tells many interesting story's
4. When she was young, she moved from Mississippi to Ohio
5. Taylor and her family visit their other relatives in Mississippi often
"All of Mildred D. Taylor's novels to date are based on stories from her own family, stories she learned at family gatherings through her life." (2)

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Article 9: Education For Blacks in the South: Libby, Camaira, Ryan, and Mason 

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Article 9: Education For Blacks in the South: Libby, Camaira, Ryan, and Mason 

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1. Black children went to overcrowded schools
2. Education for blacks was much worse than whites
3. Not many blacks went to school
4. Schools were often run down and dirty
5. Black schools in the south were underfunded
Quote: "White school leaders did not want black children to be exposed to ideas like equality and freedom" (unknown 2)

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Article 5: Lynching                                                    Lauren, Ben 

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Article 5: Lynching                                                    Lauren, Ben 

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1. The people Invited people to watch
2. They put body parts on display
3. Most lynchings were for petty crimes
4. The biggest one was for looking at or associating with white women
5. In the 1800's-1955 lynching was very common in the south
"For many African Americans growing up in the 19th and 20th centuries, the threat of lynching was commonplace." (PBS 1).