Jim Crow and His Laws

Why did the Jim crow laws end?

supreme court ruled that the separation of people by race was unconstitutional.

What are examples of Jim crow laws?

-No marriage between whites and "persons of colour". -No white female nurses could care for persons of colour. -In train stations, bus stations etc. separate waiting rooms were required for whites and "persons of colour". -There must be a separate cart on trains for whites and "persons of colour". -Whites and coloured people must not be served in the same room of a restaurant. -"Persons of colour" must sit at the back of the bus and give up their seat to white person if needed. -No coloured barber shall serve as a barber to white girls or woman. -Cemeteries must have separate burial areas for whites and persons of color.

When were the Jim Crow Laws passed?

1865-1877 After Reconstruction Period

When did Jim Crow laws end?

1968

Origin of Jim crow term

Actor Rice made a performance where he darkened his face to resemble that of a black man. His Jim Crow dance and song became popular leading to "Jim Crow" becoming a widely used derogatory term for blacks.

What is Jim Crow's Etiquette

Jim Crow etiquette was a set way in which African Americans must act while interacting with Whites. Disobeying these social rules was not punishable by law, but did often have negative consequences for African Americans.

How did Jim Crow laws affect African Americans?

Less job opportunities, lack of education and social rejection

Effects of Jim Crow Laws on the School System

Schools were separated between whites and Blacks.

How were Jim Crow laws used?

U.S. state legislatures passed laws requiring the separation of whites from "persons of color" in public transportation and schools.

Jim Crow law

laws that enforced racial segregation in the South between the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the beginning of the civil rights movement in the 1950s.