Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow laws (named after a minstrel shows character) began directly after the civil war, because many, mostly White Southerners never believed in racial equality. Once Emancipation was proclaimed by Lincoln, black slaves gained several political rights. Certain statues were passed by South legislatures that created a racial rank or caste system, establishing blacks as an inferior race. Because of such a large population of blacks in the South was overwhelming, White Supremacy was what they wanted. They wanted to control that portion of the population. Thus, Jim Crow laws were established to create a
And although the 14th Amendment was established its effect was minuscule. By 1914, Southern states have established two separate societies for both black and white. United States (1915), the Supreme Court supported the position that a statute in Oklahoma law denying the right to vote to any citizen whose ancestors had not been enfranchised in 1860 (grandfather clause) was unconstitutional. In 1833, Civil Rights Acts established in 1875, was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. Finally, the Civil Rights movement began, thus bringing the inevitable ending of Jim Crow laws. Neither White nor Blacks could share the same facilities such as; ride in the same car, go to the same school, eat in the same restaurant, use the same bathrooms, etc? But Jim Crow laws became far more severe; Blacks were now denied entrance to public beaches, hospitals, and parks. The 15th Amendment gave the right to vote to any race, color, or those who had previous servitude. Ferguson the court ruled ?separate but equal,? it held that that ?separate accommodations did not deprive blacks of equal rights? if separate facilities were equal. The Supreme ruled that segregation of schools is unconstitutional. But unfortunately its impact was not great and was merely overlooked. Worley (1917), the Court struck down a Louisville, Kentucky, law requiring residential segregation? (pbs. In a twist of fate, several cases began deconstructing Jim Crow laws.
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