|
|
|
This is just the first few lines of the paper. To see the full paper, just
register for an account. It is free and you get
access to thousands of example term papers in our free essay database.
|
Beginning of Paper
|
The Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow Laws are laws that were passed by southern legislatures that segregated, or separated, different racial groups in public places. The state of Alabama had many of these laws, and their effect on the African Americans of that state was great.
In Alabama, a lot of Jim Crow Laws were created. These laws were very specific in telling how and where races were to be segregated. These laws included separation ....
|
|
Middle of Paper
|
.... in the south. They were also passed because after the Civil War the two races were able to do things together, but werent equals. Jim Crow Laws stopped the merge, and kept them separated. The first court case that challenged segregation was Plessy V. Ferguson in 1896. Homer Plessy filed a lawsuit because he felt that he was segregated unfairly on a train. The Supreme Court said that segregation was legal as long as facilities for blacks and whites were equal (separate but equal). ....
|
|
ADDITIONAL FEATURED ESSAYS
|
|
