African Americans’ Life During the Twentieth Century
ericanJerin kurian
Period 3
April 19, 2012
“African Americans’ life during the twentieth century”
Twentieth century was the time when African Americans faced most of the troubles from the southern United States legislature and the white land owners. They experienced degradation, poverty and hardness living in the South’s countryside either in farms or in rural communities. White Dominated Blacks in south during this period of time. If this was the situation in the Southern countryside, what methods were taken by them to relegate African Americans as second class citizens? Southerners used Black Codes which brought a dividing line between whites and blacks using harsh methods, Jim Crow laws which were the discriminating laws against blacks, and Segregation which separated blacks from white in the society to relegate African Americans as second class citizens.
The southern legislature introduced Black codes to the southern United States to create a dividing line between Whites and Blacks. John P. Carrier says, “The intent of the Legislation passed in 1866 was to reaffirm the inferior position that slaves and free Blacks had held in south and to regulate black labor.” As noted carrier, Black code was instituted in 1860s to repeat what had happened before in the history of United States. This Law not only discriminated Black slaves, but also the free Blacks that were living in that era.
By establishing these laws in South, Blacks were rejected their right to vote and all other rights related to the government. Carrier quoted, “Blacks were not allowed to vote or hold office, they could not serve on justice, and they could only testify only in cases involving blacks.” These restrictions pushed Blacks as second class citizens because they didn’t have enough rights to say anything against or for government and other activities in the public. These laws that were established were more complex; therefore, it was mandated in more discriminating way and the
Period 3
April 19, 2012
“African Americans’ life during the twentieth century”
Twentieth century was the time when African Americans faced most of the troubles from the southern United States legislature and the white land owners. They experienced degradation, poverty and hardness living in the South’s countryside either in farms or in rural communities. White Dominated Blacks in south during this period of time. If this was the situation in the Southern countryside, what methods were taken by them to relegate African Americans as second class citizens? Southerners used Black Codes which brought a dividing line between whites and blacks using harsh methods, Jim Crow laws which were the discriminating laws against blacks, and Segregation which separated blacks from white in the society to relegate African Americans as second class citizens.
The southern legislature introduced Black codes to the southern United States to create a dividing line between Whites and Blacks. John P. Carrier says, “The intent of the Legislation passed in 1866 was to reaffirm the inferior position that slaves and free Blacks had held in south and to regulate black labor.” As noted carrier, Black code was instituted in 1860s to repeat what had happened before in the history of United States. This Law not only discriminated Black slaves, but also the free Blacks that were living in that era.
By establishing these laws in South, Blacks were rejected their right to vote and all other rights related to the government. Carrier quoted, “Blacks were not allowed to vote or hold office, they could not serve on justice, and they could only testify only in cases involving blacks.” These restrictions pushed Blacks as second class citizens because they didn’t have enough rights to say anything against or for government and other activities in the public. These laws that were established were more complex; therefore, it was mandated in more discriminating way and the
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