The Jim Crow Laws In The United States
During the time of Jim Crow laws existing, I believe that it had a major influence and impact on the United States based on how more harm was taking place than the good. The reason why I believe this is because the laws were favouring more white people than black in the state and local news in the United States which occurred in the years between 1876 and 1965. Therefore, the more harm than good events were turned to the black people because they had many restrictions of the way they live in the U.S. The Jim Crow laws were laws based on segregation such as public schools, public areas in the community, public transportation, restaurants, restrooms, and drinking fountains. Segregation is the action or state of ruling something or someone by
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I think that this is brutal and disrespectful to the African Americans because they should be treated equally just as the white people; everyone has the right to their own freedom like going into public areas as they wish and going to certain restarurants to eat what they want to and to enter public restrooms because it’s meant for everyone to use. The racial backrounds in society shouldn’t be discriminated and only be in favor of only one race because everyone is the same; everyone is human. In terms of the government aspect, since the black people weren’t allowed to vote, the white took control and had all the power, which made them feel superior. From all this information, I feel that the Jim Crow laws were definitely harmful and a bad idea towards the people in society, especially to the African Americans. One example would be that they were restricted from getting an education; most of the girls would have to work in private homes for the white families as they were growing up in their pre-teen years. The more they got older, they continued to work because the amount of work kept piling up and they were stuck in the mentality that working is what they should be doing instead of going to school and getting an education. I believe that this is
I think that this is brutal and disrespectful to the African Americans because they should be treated equally just as the white people; everyone has the right to their own freedom like going into public areas as they wish and going to certain restarurants to eat what they want to and to enter public restrooms because it’s meant for everyone to use. The racial backrounds in society shouldn’t be discriminated and only be in favor of only one race because everyone is the same; everyone is human. In terms of the government aspect, since the black people weren’t allowed to vote, the white took control and had all the power, which made them feel superior. From all this information, I feel that the Jim Crow laws were definitely harmful and a bad idea towards the people in society, especially to the African Americans. One example would be that they were restricted from getting an education; most of the girls would have to work in private homes for the white families as they were growing up in their pre-teen years. The more they got older, they continued to work because the amount of work kept piling up and they were stuck in the mentality that working is what they should be doing instead of going to school and getting an education. I believe that this is