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    The Jim Crow Laws were established in 1890 under the “separate but equal” act for African-Americans and remained effective until 1965 when segregation was officially repealed. Under the Jim Crow laws‚ nurses may only treat patients of their own kind. Hospitals also had separate entrances for whites and coloreds. Buses required separate ticket booths

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    numbers‚ African Americans were ultimately successful in shifting the culture at the time to accept people of all races. The nature of the discrimination during this time was that racism and segregation was extremely embedded in the culture. The Jim Crow Laws made segregation between black and white people legal and socially acceptable. The ‘separate but equal’ principle that was followed at the time meant that coloured people could not share the same public areas as white people‚ could not attend

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    people to know the importance acts‚ and laws that were put into place from the reconstruction. The 14th amendment was also created to give equal citizenship to everyone too (Schuessler). The Civil Rights Act of 1866 ended the Jim Crow laws that were in place‚ and the Jim Crow laws allowed segregation to happen between white and black people

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    Historical Report on Race Jim‚ it was great to hear from you after so many years of us not getting in touch with each other. You mentioned in your last letter that you were writing a research paper on the African American history in the United States‚ and you were hoping I could share some of my experiences and knowledge of my race for your paper. I would love to offer my insight to you for your research. You may be surprised to find out that the first Africans came to North America a full year

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    GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL PRE-AP SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT 2013 9TH GRADE Mrs. Nelson: nelson@greenvilleisd.com; Cell- 903-269-0603 English I Pre-AP Summer Reading: To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee) Available at Hastings‚ Barnes and Noble‚ or on Amazon.com [pic] [pic] Assignment: While you read To Kill a Mockingbird‚ note and annotate passages that you think are significant. Mark that book! 1. The goal is to note your thoughts about selected quotes as you read

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    Still‚ many whites‚ especially those in the South‚ were unhappy that people they’d once enslaved were now on a more-or-less equal playing field. To keep the blacks separated the whites the whites started “Jim Crow” Laws‚ this erased all the progress the previous legislation had done. The “Jim Crow” laws were laws that prevented blacks from using the same public facilities as the whites‚ this included bathrooms‚ schools‚ and restaurants to name a

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    The Crow That Hurt Them All “May one day the Crow be executed for blinding the naive and clawing the innocent.” The Jim Crow laws were the laws that separated the rights of colored people and white people. These Laws changed the thinking and course of history with the relationship between blacks and whites forever. In this paper i will discuss the Topic of Jim Crow laws and how they have affected society from 1863 to 1954. It was an extreme struggle during the Jim Crow Era. Many black people

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    The story of emmit till 1/23/2013 Reading 095 Emmett Till and the Jim Crow Laws His murder motivated an event called the African-American Civil Right Movement. His name was Emmett Louis Till‚ also known as “Bobo” and was only fourteen years old. He moved from Chicago‚ Illinois to Mississippi to visit some of his relatives. Just one moment would change this boy’s life forever. Emmett and his cousins walked into a retail store‚ he then whistles at a white woman behind the counter named Corolyn

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    this period would result in prosperity and a sense of harmony between communities. However‚ in the mid 1870’s‚ federal troops departed the South. This would lead to a backwards step in progression. In the mid 1870’s‚ in many southern states‚ “Jim Crow” laws began to be passed by local governments and councils. These were strict laws segregating African Americans from the white community. Some laws forbade black men from marrying white women; others classified blacks not employed by whites subject

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    their socioeconomic issues. They promote affirmative action programs‚ welfare reform‚ politicians who favor their idealisms etc.‚ since cutbacks to the poor/minorities is usually very high. Most believe they are entitled to reparations from Slavery /Jim Crow – “40 acres and a mule”. In most instances‚ “Structural Liberalists” view themselves as “the victim”. Structuralists believe without government assistance and programs set in place‚ the Black community won’t be able to progress. “Conservative

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