Jim Crow Laws
Examine the effects of Jim Crow Laws on black life.
Overview of Jim Crow Laws
The establishment of Jim Crow laws began with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling of “separate but equal” in Plessy v. Ferguson and ended almost sixty years later with the decision in Brown v. Board of Education. This summary briefly traces the history of the rise and fall of segregation laws.
The establishment of Jim Crow laws began with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling of “separate but equal” in Plessy v. Ferguson and ended almost sixty years later with the decision in Brown v. Board of Education. This summary briefly traces the history of the rise and fall of segregation laws.
Creation of the Jim Crow South
In the South, during the 1870s and 1880s, it was not uncommon for blacks and whites to use the same public facilities. However, Supreme Court decisions began to strip away the gains of Reconstruction, which led the way to the creation of Jim Crow laws.
In the South, during the 1870s and 1880s, it was not uncommon for blacks and whites to use the same public facilities. However, Supreme Court decisions began to strip away the gains of Reconstruction, which led the way to the creation of Jim Crow laws.
Photographs of Racial Segregation Signs
A collection of photographs of racial segregation signs.
A collection of photographs of racial segregation signs.
Sample Jim Crow Laws
By the 1890s, as the gains of Reconstruction were stripped away, southern states began enacting Jim Crow laws that enforced separate facilities for blacks and whites. Here are samples of the laws enacted by various states.
By the 1890s, as the gains of Reconstruction were stripped away, southern states began enacting Jim Crow laws that enforced separate facilities for blacks and whites. Here are samples of the laws enacted by various states.
Brown v. Board of Education
An overview of the case Brown v. Board of Education.
An overview of the case Brown v. Board of Education.
McLaurin v. Oklahoma
An overview of the segregation case McLaurin v. Oklahoma.
An overview of the segregation case McLaurin v. Oklahoma.
Sweatt v. Painter
An overview of the segregation case Sweatt v. Painter.
An overview of the segregation case Sweatt v. Painter.
Buchanan v. Warley
An overview of the segregation case Buchanan v. Warley.
An overview of the segregation case Buchanan v. Warley.
Guinn v. U.S.
An overview of the segregation case Guinn v. U.S.
An overview of the segregation case Guinn v. U.S.
Cumming v. County Board of Education
An overview of the U.S. Supreme Court case Cumming v. County Board of Education.
An overview of the U.S. Supreme Court case Cumming v. County Board of Education.
Plessy v. Ferguson
An overview of the U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson.
An overview of the U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson.
Plessy v. Ferguson
In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled that segregation could be legally enforced so long as the facilities for blacks were equal to those for whites. Learn more by reading Justice Brown's opinion and Justice Harlan's dissent.
In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled that segregation could be legally enforced so long as the facilities for blacks were equal to those for whites. Learn more by reading Justice Brown's opinion and Justice Harlan's dissent.
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment was enacted during Reconstruction and it provided that all citizens have equal protection of the law. Read the full text at this site.
The 14th Amendment was enacted during Reconstruction and it provided that all citizens have equal protection of the law. Read the full text at this site.
15th Amendment
Read the text of the 15th Amendment. It guaranteed that the right to vote could not be infringed upon by racial discrimination.
Read the text of the 15th Amendment. It guaranteed that the right to vote could not be infringed upon by racial discrimination.