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By the 1660’s most Africans in
the colony had been made
slaves. Some American
colonists, especially in the
South, need many workers to
grow crops such as tobacco,
rice, and cotton. In 1860,
nearly 4 million black people
were slaves in USA.
In 1819, the United
States was made up of
an equal number of free
states and slave states.
The Thirteenth
Amendment
became law in
December
1865. It
abolished
slavery.
In 1868, The
Fourteenth
Amendment
gave
citizenship to
former slaves.
It guaranteed
their freedom
and right to be
treated fairly
and equally.
1. After the civil War,
white Southerners
tried to keep control of
the economy and
government of the
South.
In the United States, the "separate but equal" doctrine refers to
legally sanctioned segregation arising (in part) from the US
Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896). "Separate
but equal" allowed states to pass laws requiring separate
accommodations and facilities for people on the basis of race or
color in order to prevent African-Americans, who had recently
been freed from slavery, from intermingling with whites, who
believed themselves superior to African-Americans.
"Jim Crow,“ it appeared in sheet music written by
Thomas Dartmouth "Daddy" Rice. Rice, a struggling
"actor" (he did short solo skits between play scenes) at
the Park Theater in New York, happened upon a black
person singing the above song -- some accounts say it
was an old black slave who walked with difficulty, others
say it was a ragged black stable boy. Whether modeled
on an old man or a young boy we will never know, but
we know that in 1828 Rice appeared on stage as "Jim
Crow" -- an exaggerated, highly stereotypical black
character.
Strange Fruit" is a song performed most famously by
Billie Holiday, who released her first recording of it in
1939, the year she first sang it. Written by the teacher
Abel Meeropol as a poem, it exposed American racism,
particularly the lynching of African Americans. Such
lynchings had occurred chiefly in the South but also in all
other regions of the United States.
1999, Time magazine called it the song of the century
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October
24, 2005) was an African-American civil rights activist, whom
the U.S. Congress called "the first lady of civil rights" and "the
mother of the freedom movement".[1] Her birthday, February 4,
and the day she was arrested, December 1 of 1955, have
both become Rosa Parks Day, commemorated in the U.S.
states of California and Ohio.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4,
1968. He was assassinated on april 4, 1968, in
Memphis , Tennessee) was an American clergyman,
activist, and leader in the African-American Civil
Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the
advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil
disobedience. King has become a national icon in the
history of American progressivism.[1]
VIDEO
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of national legislation in the
United States that outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been
responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the
U.S.
SIMILAR LAWS IN THE WORLD
LIKE JIM CROW LAW
The Nuremberg Laws in 1935 were
antisemitic laws in Nazi Germany introduced
at the annual Nuremberg Rally of the Nazi
Party.
Apartheid "the status of being apart" was a
system of racial segregation enforced through
legislation by the National Party (England
governments), who were the ruling party from
1948 to 1994, of South Africa,
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Jim Crow Law

  • 1.
  • 2.
  • 3. By the 1660’s most Africans in the colony had been made slaves. Some American colonists, especially in the South, need many workers to grow crops such as tobacco, rice, and cotton. In 1860, nearly 4 million black people were slaves in USA.
  • 4. In 1819, the United States was made up of an equal number of free states and slave states.
  • 5.
  • 6. The Thirteenth Amendment became law in December 1865. It abolished slavery.
  • 7. In 1868, The Fourteenth Amendment gave citizenship to former slaves. It guaranteed their freedom and right to be treated fairly and equally.
  • 8. 1. After the civil War, white Southerners tried to keep control of the economy and government of the South.
  • 9. In the United States, the "separate but equal" doctrine refers to legally sanctioned segregation arising (in part) from the US Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896). "Separate but equal" allowed states to pass laws requiring separate accommodations and facilities for people on the basis of race or color in order to prevent African-Americans, who had recently been freed from slavery, from intermingling with whites, who believed themselves superior to African-Americans.
  • 10.
  • 11.
  • 12.
  • 13.
  • 14. "Jim Crow,“ it appeared in sheet music written by Thomas Dartmouth "Daddy" Rice. Rice, a struggling "actor" (he did short solo skits between play scenes) at the Park Theater in New York, happened upon a black person singing the above song -- some accounts say it was an old black slave who walked with difficulty, others say it was a ragged black stable boy. Whether modeled on an old man or a young boy we will never know, but we know that in 1828 Rice appeared on stage as "Jim Crow" -- an exaggerated, highly stereotypical black character.
  • 15.
  • 16.
  • 17. Strange Fruit" is a song performed most famously by Billie Holiday, who released her first recording of it in 1939, the year she first sang it. Written by the teacher Abel Meeropol as a poem, it exposed American racism, particularly the lynching of African Americans. Such lynchings had occurred chiefly in the South but also in all other regions of the United States. 1999, Time magazine called it the song of the century
  • 18. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an African-American civil rights activist, whom the U.S. Congress called "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement".[1] Her birthday, February 4, and the day she was arrested, December 1 of 1955, have both become Rosa Parks Day, commemorated in the U.S. states of California and Ohio.
  • 19.
  • 20. Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968. He was assassinated on april 4, 1968, in Memphis , Tennessee) was an American clergyman, activist, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King has become a national icon in the history of American progressivism.[1]
  • 21. VIDEO
  • 22. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of national legislation in the United States that outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the U.S.
  • 23. SIMILAR LAWS IN THE WORLD LIKE JIM CROW LAW The Nuremberg Laws in 1935 were antisemitic laws in Nazi Germany introduced at the annual Nuremberg Rally of the Nazi Party. Apartheid "the status of being apart" was a system of racial segregation enforced through legislation by the National Party (England governments), who were the ruling party from 1948 to 1994, of South Africa,

Editor's Notes

  1. Jim Crow was the name of the racial caste system which operated primarily, but not exclusively in southern and border states, between 1877 and the mid-1960s. Jim Crow was more than a series of rigid anti-black laws. It was a way of life. Under Jim Crow, African Americans were relegated to the status of second class citizens. Jim Crow represented the legitimization of anti-black racism
  2. By the 1660’s most Africans in the colony had been made slaves. Some American colonists, especially in the South, need many workers to grow crops such as tobacco, rice, and cotton. In 1860, nearly 4 million black people were slaves in USA.
  3. In 1819, the United States was made up of an equal number of free states and slave states.
  4. On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. It freed all slaves in the parts of the Confederate states that were in rebellion. It also, allowed for the recruiting of black soldiers. By the end of the war in 1865, more than 200,000 African – American men had fought for the union.
  5. The Thirteenth Amendment became law in December 1865. It abolished slavery.
  6. In the United States, the "separate but equal" doctrine refers to legally sanctioned segregation arising (in part) from the US Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896). "Separate but equal" allowed states to pass laws requiring separate accommodations and facilities for people on the basis of race or color in order to prevent African-Americans, who had recently been freed from slavery, from intermingling with whites, who believed themselves superior to African-Americans.
  7. "Jim Crow,“ it appeared in sheet music written by Thomas Dartmouth "Daddy" Rice. Rice, a struggling "actor" (he did short solo skits between play scenes) at the Park Theater in New York, happened upon a black person singing the above song -- some accounts say it was an old black slave who walked with difficulty, others say it was a ragged black stable boy. Whether modeled on an old man or a young boy we will never know, but we know that in 1828 Rice appeared on stage as "Jim Crow" -- an exaggerated, highly stereotypical black character.
  8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALTam2L9NhE
  9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqbXOO3OiOsStrange Fruit" is a song performed most famously by Billie Holiday, who released her first recording of it in 1939, the year she first sang it. Written by the teacher Abel Meeropol as a poem, it exposed American racism, particularly the lynching of African Americans. Such lynchings had occurred chiefly in the South but also in all other regions of the United States.1999, Time magazine called it the song of the century
  10. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an African-Americancivil rightsactivist, whom the U.S. Congress called "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement".[1] Her birthday, February 4, and the day she was arrested, December 1 of 1955, have both become Rosa Parks Day, commemorated in the U.S. states of California and Ohio.
  11. Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968. He was assassinated on april 4, 1968, in Memphis , Tennessee) was an American clergyman, activist, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King has become a national icon in the history of American progressivism.[1]
  12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_96pF_zGLM
  13. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of national legislation in the United States that outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the U.S.