The Jim Crow EraEND OF RECONSTRUCTION

Timeline:

1863 – Emancipation Proclamation & Start of Reconstruction

1865 – 13th Amendment

1868 – 14th Amendment

1870 – 15th Amendment

1877 – End of Reconstruction

1877 – Start of the Jim Crow Era

1895 – Booker T. Washington’s Atlanta Exposition Address (aka the Atlanta Compromise)

1905 – W.E.B. DuBois’ Niagara Movement

1st BLACK CODES laws were passed in

the South

Let’s Review the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

Passed during Reconstruction when the Radical Republicans controlled the United States Congress:

–13th Amendment – Banned Slavery in the U.S.

–14th Amendment – Granted Citizenship to Former Slaves

–15th Amendment – Gave Former Slaves the Right to Vote

AFTER RECONSTRUCTION:

Life of African Americans Living in the South

Sharecropping was the only job available to most African Americans in the South…

Convict Lease System:

African Americans in the South could be jailed indefinitely for crimes such as….

• Vagrancy • Riding the Rails• Loitering• Changing Jobs• Gambling• Talking Too Loud in Public

Convict Lease System…Chain Gangs

What is Racial Segregation? • Segregation

– “ to separate”

Racial Segregation

1. Based upon _____.

2. Directed primarily at __________________, but other groups were also kept segregated.

3. American ________ were not considered citizens until 1924.

race

African Americans

Indians

NOTES

“Jim Crow” Laws

1. Passed to _____________ against African Americans.

2. Made discrimination practices _____ in many communities and states.

3. Were characterized by unequal opportunities in ________, _____, __________, and ____________.

discriminate

governmentworkhousing

legal

education

NOTES

Directions:.1. Watch the following 4 videos on Booker T. Washington & W.E.B. Dubois2. As you watch, complete the Venn diagram in your notes (Section I)3. Make sure to include When & Where each man was born.

AFRICAN AMERICAN RESPONSE TO JIM CROW: Booker T. Washington & W.E.B. DuBois

Videos & Venn Diagram

Booker T. Washington

1. Believed equality could be achieved through ___________ education.

2. He __________ social segregation as a way to improve the economic situation for African Americans.

3. His had a ________ approach to equality.

vocational

accepted

Tuskegee Institute

gradual

NOTES

W.E.B. DuBois

1. Believed in full ________, ____, and ______ rights for African Americans.

2. He believed the ________________ would lead African Americans in the fight for equality.

3. One of the founders of the _______.

civilpolitical

“Talented Tenth”

social

NAACP

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