Life+in+Jim+Crow+America

After the 14th amendment was ratified I was guaranteed citizenship. Due process and equal protection of the laws mean that nobody can be deprived of their rights.
 * 1) 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] **

In the case a black man sat in the white section of a train car, then a civil rights group sued the government saying he was being deprived of his 14th amendment rights. The case went all the way to the supreme court. The court said that segregation was OK as long as long as both facilities were equal.
 * 2) 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] **

Jim Crow was a white actor named Rice who stereotyped African-Americans, he did not right the horrible laws.
 * 3) 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] **

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 * 4) What are some specific examples of the Jim Crow laws from southern states? How did the laws affect you? Which one do you feel is the worst? **
 * Some of the laws included- segregated schooling, no marriage, blacks had to show respect to whites. Many of the black places are inferior to the white equivalent and it isn't fair. I think the worst law is the school segregation code because it deprives us of the equal education we deserve.**

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 * 5) 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] / [|Jim Crow Images LINK 2] **

Nine black boys on a train were accused of raping white women, I think it isn't fair how they were sentenced to death and they had no shot because it was an all black jury.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17.3333px;">6) What happened in the Scottsboro Case? How did it make you feel as an African American in the South? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #001ee6; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17.3333px;"> [|Scottsboro LINK] **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17.3333px;">7) Why should anyone care about your life during Jim Crow America? [|Why should I care? Link] **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17.3333px;">The Jim Crow laws were no only unfair but they made people think that it was OK for people to be treated poorly and have fewer rights. **