Effects of Reconstruction
Vocabulary
Term
Jim Crow
Definition
laws which enforced segregation of
blacks and whites in public facilities
(like restrooms, bus,…)
Segregation
the separation of groups of people
based on race
Poll tax
tax you have to pay in order to vote
Literacy Test
The test you had to take to prove you
could read in order to vote
Grandfather Clause
If father or grandfathers were able to
vote before 1867, then you could vote
Exoduster
The migration of thousands of black
families to Kansas
Lynching
murder by hanging
Plessy v. Ferguson
Supreme Court decision which stated
“separate but equal”
N.A.A.C.P
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National Association for the
Advancement of Colored
People
Challenged segregation laws
Fought for equal rights for
blacks
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