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Jim Crow Laws
The Jim Crow Laws were laws that segregated the african americans from the whites. They were supposed to be "seperate but equal". They were named after a white comedian named Jim Crow who made racist jokes. Some examples of these differences was different bathrooms, drinking fountains, and school. This picture shows the Jim Crow laws separating the bathrooms for african americans and whites. -
African Americans not being able to vote
During the 1950's and even before that, african americans were not wanted to vote. Even though the constitution states that no race can prohibit you voting, the south found a way around it. African americans were beat, kidnapped, or worse if they voted. Also, there were taxes on african americans if they voted, and since about 55% of the african americans were under the poverty line, they could not afford to pay the fine on voting. The picture shows african americans being taxed to vote. -
The Ku Klux Klan and Lynching
Lynching was a when someone was put to death, usually by hanging without a court order. The Ku Klux Clan was a group of whites in the south who terrorized the african americans, hanging them, beating them and killing them. These two acts by white people where mainly only done in the south. They were done to ensure that the white race would be the superior race. This picture shows the Ku Klux Clan and what they looked like. The KKK and lynching was done all throughout the 1880's-1960's. -
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Bus Boycott
In 1955, a member of the NAACP, Rosa parks, was arrested after refusing to give up her seat for a white women on the bus. This launched the bus boycott. The bus boycott was when african Americans refused to ride the bus. This drained the bus companies profit because there were not many people riding the bus. So after a year, in 1956, the busses were finally desegregated. This picture shows only white people on the bus because of the bus boycott and the african americans refusing to ride the bus. -
the Little Rock 9
On September 4th, 1957, 9 African American teenagers went to Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas for the first day of school, Central High was a segregated school. Because of the continuing riots, Dr. King sent a letter to president Eisenhower asking for protection for the kids. President Eisenhower then sent military troops to guard the students. This picture shows military troops escorting the students into the school. This action was a big part in helping desegregate schools. -
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