Jim Crow Laws

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Jim Crow Laws

• Jim Crow Laws were laws that discriminated against most races that weren’t white especially African-Americans.

• Jim Crow Laws separated other races from Whites in a public areas.

• The Southern States formed a segregated society by passing the Jim Crow Laws.

The Start of Jim Crow Laws

• Jim Crow Laws started when the Civil War ended during reconstruction. When the 13th Amendment was passed and slaves became free Jim Crow Laws started.

• The Jim Crow laws were also fueled by the 14th and 15th Amendment.

• They were passed by Southerens to get around the new laws the Federal Government passed to protect African-Americans.

Jim Crow Laws After Reconstruction

• Jim Crow Laws started the Civil Right Movements in the mid-1900s.

• Main supporters of the Civil Rights Movement were – Martin Luther King– Rosa Parks– Malcom X– W.E.B. DeBoius

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