6)+Jim+Crow+America

The fourteenth Amendment guaranteed us our rights. The due process makes jurisdiction equal for everyone along with equal protection of the laws.
 * 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]   **

** 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]   ** It was struck down by the supreme court because they were racist.

** 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]   ** A jim crow fellower is a person who is racist and tries to enforce jim crow laws. Jim crow didn’t actually write the laws, it was just an expression.

** 4) What are some specific examples of the Jim Crow laws from southern states? How did the laws affect you?  ****   [|Jim Crow Laws LINK 1]   ****  /  ****   [|Jim Crow Laws LINK 2]   ****  /  ****   [|Jim Crow Laws LINK 3]   **“It shall be unlawful for a negro and white person to play together or in company with each other in any game of cards or dice, dominoes or checkers.”  **  2)  ** ** 3)  ** “Marriages are void when one party is a white person and the other is possessed of one-eighth or more negro, Japanese, or Chinese blood.”  **  4)  ** I am Affected, because I am not allowed to interact with whites and it is just depressing to be discriminated against ** 5)  **

** 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]   **

** 6) What happened in the Scottsboro Case? How did it make you feel as an African American in the South?  ****   [|Scottsboro LINK]   ** My fellow African Americans were charged with rape and were executed. This made me angry because if they were white, they would have only had a couple years in jail.

** 7) Why should anyone care about your life during Jim Crow America? [|Why should I care? Link] You should care, because we were strong and brave and we had a much harsher time than whites did.  **