jimcrowlife

**You and your partner are African Americans who have lived through the era of Jim Crow in America.Using the links provided in this activity, respond to the “oral history questions” in first person. ** 
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 * To set the stage for the civil rights movement, you must first understand the environment of segregation in the United States in the first half of the 20th century. What was life like in Jim Crow America? Cut and paste this information into a new page in your Unit 8 Online ISN. **

**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] That no matter who you are you have the laws as everyone around you, no matter their color.

**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] A black man could pass as a white man but was forced to wait and be treated like a black man. When he sat in the 'white only' car he was arrested.

**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] Jim Crow was a song that was first sung eiter by an old slave man who had trouble walking or a poor black stable boy. Jim Crow didn't write the laws.

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. No ne__os, dogs or, mexicans. Whites had the right away on the street. Every law affected us.
 * 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]

Seperation EVERYWHERE! Linching, the Theater, the water foutain
 * 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__ / <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Jim Crow Images LINK 2]

9 black boys were charged of raping a white women and were innocent. We felt that whites would sooner belive a lie from a a white then the truth from a black.
 * What happened in the Scottsboro Case? How did it make you feel as an African American in the South?**<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Scottsboro LINK]

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**What do some of your friends and family say about life in Jim Crow America? (listen to one or two)**<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Audio History LINK 1] The curefew was REALLY STRICT! The whites purposfully wouldn't pay the right ammount and dont learn your name. || Help · About · Blog · Terms · Privacy · [|**Support**] · [|**Upgrade**]Contributions to http://turningpoints09.wikispaces.com are licensed under a [|Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 License]. Portions not contributed by visitors are Copyright 2009 Tangient LLC.