Jim+Crow+Life

** __Jim Crow Life Homework:__

Right after the Civil War, the 14th Amendment was ratified. What did the 14th Amendment provide for African Americans? What does “due process” and “equal protection of the laws” mean?** [|14th LINK] The fourtenth amendment allowed all enslaved africans to have citizenship. " Due process," means that african Americans go through the same legal steps as the rest of population. "Equal protection of the laws," allows African Americans to have full protection under any law.

**Unfortunately, your equal rights were challenged by the Supreme Court in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson. What do you remember about the facts, decision, and impact of this case?** [|Plessy LINK] When I first heard about the case that Plessy was in, I couldn't believe they would do so much harm to a single man. Especially, a man so humble. I thought our country was about equal rights, isn't that why they made the thirtenth and fourtenth amendment. when taking a humble man to supreme court just because he sat in a white car, doesn't mean he should go to jail. I personally think that our supreme court has somthing else that they are seeing. I mean how is it constitutional to allow seperate cars based on race. The throwing people in jail if they sit in the wrong one.

**The laws developed in the South became known as Jim Crow laws. Who was this Jim Crow fellow? Did he write the laws?**[| Jim Crow LINK] Jim Crow was not a real man, he was some Thomas Darmouth Rice man that decided that it would be fun to perform as a black and show how we acted, however what he acted like was nothing like us. He would put on black cork to darken his skin color, then you limp, and talk in this strange way. I was offended that people would actually pay to watch this shows. Thomas Darmouth, also known as Rice, had nothing to do with the Jim Crow acts. He was poor of like their mascot.

We as a community were effected by seperated schools, our children could not learn or be within the same building as whites. Buses were also on the list of "needs to go" we had to give up our seats if some white folk didn't have a place to sit. There is a long list of laws, restruants, bubblers, shopping centers, town halls. I for one have been kicked off buses, since I have stood up against giving up my seat. seperate schools.
 * What are some specific examples of the Jim Crow laws from southern states? How did the laws affect you?** [|Jim Crow Laws LINK 1] / [|Jim Crow Laws LINK 2] / [|Jim Crow Laws LINK 3]

Jim Crow laws were marked with "Color," "White," "White only," signs. Many images were of the seperated drinking fountains.
 * What did Jim Crow America look like in the 1900s? What are some images that can help explain the realities of the time?** __ Jim Crow Images LINK 1 __/ [|Jim Crow Images LINK 2]

The Scottsboro Case, was a unjusticified case that an all white jury convicted nine young boys of rape. They didn't even do it, also some big fat men made it even worse by getting involved. When hearing this is scared me. If one little thing could get me hung, I never wanted to step out of my house. It made me realize that our country needs to change!
 * What happened in the Scottsboro Case? How did it make you feel as an African American in the South?** [|Scottsboro LINK]

**What do some of your friends and family say about life in Jim Crow America? (listen to one or two)** [|Audio History LINK 1] All my friends and family agree that the Jim Crow laws are reckless, evil, and favor the whites. We are all the same, the only difference is that we are different races and are from different ethnic backgrounds. I am afraid for my children and their children to come, what if all of a sudden people thought of us blacks like Hitler thought of the Jewish race? Would we perish too? Would we have to fear for our lives in the country that our ansestors came to by force, or by choice? Why will no one listen to the amendments that were passed for our safety and pleasure? I have questions wether or not our country is on the right path, towards fairness.