Jim Crow Jim Crow Who is he and what does he do?

GoalsGoals► Identify what Jim Crow is.Identify what Jim Crow is.

► Identify the goals of Jim CrowIdentify the goals of Jim Crow

►Explain tactics used in the Jim Crow Explain tactics used in the Jim Crow region of the United States.region of the United States.

Jim CrowJim Crow►The term “The term “Jim CrowJim Crow” originates ” originates from a from a

charactercharacter used in an 1830 play. used in an 1830 play.

Jim CrowJim Crow►What is Jim crow?What is Jim crow?

It is the name of a It is the name of a racial segregation racial segregation systemsystem that operated mostly in the that operated mostly in the SouthSouth. .

Jim CrowJim Crow►Who uses these lawsWho uses these laws

Both Both statestate and and locallocal governments enforce governments enforce Jim Crow laws.Jim Crow laws.

Jim CrowJim Crow►These laws were designed to These laws were designed to

segregate segregate schools, public schools, public transportation, and public areastransportation, and public areas..

Jim CrowJim Crow►System was based on the belief that System was based on the belief that

whites were superior to blackswhites were superior to blacks in all in all important ways, including but not important ways, including but not limited to limited to intelligenceintelligence, , moralitymorality, and , and civilized behaviorcivilized behavior..

Jim CrowJim Crow►African-Americans were given the African-Americans were given the

status of status of second-classsecond-class citizens. citizens.

►Separate but Equal?Separate but Equal?

Jim CrowJim Crow► If African-American’s were unwilling to If African-American’s were unwilling to

fit the role, fit the role, violence was usedviolence was used..

► If rules and laws were not followed, If rules and laws were not followed, violence was usedviolence was used..

Jim CrowJim Crow►Examples of laws:Examples of laws:

A black male could not offer his hand (to A black male could not offer his hand (to shake hands) with a white male because it shake hands) with a white male because it implied being socially equal. Obviously, a implied being socially equal. Obviously, a black male could not offer his hand or any black male could not offer his hand or any other part of his body to a white woman, other part of his body to a white woman, because he risked being accused of rape.because he risked being accused of rape.

LawsLaws►Blacks were not allowed to show public Blacks were not allowed to show public

affection toward one another in public, affection toward one another in public, especially kissing, because it offended especially kissing, because it offended whites.whites.

►No colored barber shall serve as a No colored barber shall serve as a barber (to) white girls or women barber (to) white girls or women (Georgia). (Georgia).

Jim CrowJim Crow►What if African Americans and whites What if African Americans and whites

had a relationship?had a relationship?

► It would produce a mongrel race which It would produce a mongrel race which would destroy Americawould destroy America

Jim CrowJim Crow►SO WHAT?SO WHAT?

►The system and The system and laws laws were set up were set up to maketo make segregation segregation seem right.seem right.