How Did Jim Crow Laws Affect America
How and why were Jim Crow laws invented, how did they affect america during the Depression Era, and how did they affect modern day america.
How were Jim Crow laws invented? Jim Crow laws were invented in 1877 to divide white people from black people and make sure the made as little contact as possible. They were named after “a white man’s imitation of a dancing and singing black stableman. As a result, the white performers gave the name to a system of segregation in the South.” which is pretty crude for something as serious as dividing two races in the entirety of the south. After a while of people discriminating with no help from the law, the supreme court made a law enforcing separate facilities for whites and blacks in 1896 during the
How were Jim Crow laws invented? Jim Crow laws were invented in 1877 to divide white people from black people and make sure the made as little contact as possible. They were named after “a white man’s imitation of a dancing and singing black stableman. As a result, the white performers gave the name to a system of segregation in the South.” which is pretty crude for something as serious as dividing two races in the entirety of the south. After a while of people discriminating with no help from the law, the supreme court made a law enforcing separate facilities for whites and blacks in 1896 during the