Jim Crow Laws Loisa Abag, Jasmin Sarkaria, Janice Wong, Winnie Liu, Nancy Zhou What were the Jim Crow Laws? ● Racial segregation of African-Americans from Caucasians History ● Between 1876-1965 ● Passed by the Louisiana General Assembly (despite the 16 Black people) ● Mainly applied to the Southern United States ● Followed the Black Codes (restrictions for coloured people) ● Named after a song that stereotyped African Americans; “Jim Crow” generalized term for coloured people History A minstrel show portraying a generic “Jim Crow” figure. Who was Jim Crow? ● people had different views on Jim Crow -he was an old black slave who walked with difficulty -he was a ragged black stable boy ● Jim Crow is a fictional character from Thomas Dartmouth’s song and dance ● Rice portrayed him as an exaggerated stereotypical black character ● Rice’s performance became a big hit and Jim Crow became a stock character Who was Jim Crow? Jim Crow the Minstrel Character Jump Jim Crow ● written by Thomas Dartmouth Rice in 1828 ● Rice covered his skin with burnt cork ● Rice’s performance and imitators, helped popularize the beliefs against African Americans -Lazy -Stupid -Inherently less human -Unworthy of integration ● http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5FpKAxQNKU Purpose of the Laws ● To create two groups that are “separate equals” ● In actuality a legalization of anti-black racism ● To show that Whites are the chosen people by God ● Ensured prevention of abominable mixed race by criminalizing sexual relations between two groups Purpose of the Laws A sign depicting “separate but equal” The Laws in Action ● The coloured people separated from the white people: ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ at work at waiting booths at bus stations at restaurants toilet facilities in apartments at mental hospitals ● Intermarriage wasn’t allowed ● African barbers weren’t allowed to assist white women or girls ● White female nurses were not allowed to be in the same rooms as African Americans were The End of the Laws ● World War II -Wanted equal treatment for their military service ● 1954: Brown v. Board of Education Case -Supreme Court made segregation of schools and other public facilities illegal ● Protests: brought attention to the Jim Crow Laws -Montgomery Bus Boycott -Birmingham Campaign -The Great March on Washington Abolishment ● Civil Rights Act of 1964 -Ended racial segregation ● Voting Rights Act of 1965 -Right to vote was not denied to anyone based on race ● Fair Housing Act of 1968 -Equal housing opportunities, regardless of racial background References ● http://www.britannica. com/EBchecked/topic/303897/Jim-Crow-law ● http://www.crf-usa.org/black-history-month/a-briefhistory-of-jim-crow ● http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/who.htm ● http://www.nps.gov/malu/forteachers/jim_crow_laws.htm ● http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/segregation.html ● http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples/examplesof-jim-crow-laws.html