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=LIFE IN JIM CROW AMERICA = 

**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] It provided Citizenship to the African Americans that were once enslaved. but the actual words were that anyone that was born in the u.s and came to america all have equal rights no matter what they are and what their past position was.It meant that they had the same laws and they could not be convicted without going through all the procedures of law just like a regular white person. They got to abide by the same laws as whites and were not stripped of their liberties and the same rights and privileges as any person. Does not say anything about gender.It was the civil rights amendment it set the stage for equal rights. ** 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] I remember that day a black man like deliberately sat in a white trailer now that takes some courage,but at least now and then we get to go through court. I heard later that it was part of an experiment with these lawyers. It went all the way to the supreme court.No good came of this it started the Jim Crow really the supreme court ruled that it was not unconstitutional to have separate places for whites and blacks as long as they were "equal" that there is nothing wrong with the distinction of races.It really started the Jim Crow only later though was the equal struck down. ** 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] No he did not write the laws he was an imaginary character played by an actor with the last name Rice. He would come onstage as a over the top stereotypical black man.He was the first white to use black face makeup. He did not start the Jim Crow acts but he might as well have he made us feel like mud like the makeup he put on our face. This is not the way we act it was stereotypical and i could not and would not believe how popular it became.

there were an awful lot of signs saying where you could or couldn't walk,stay,eat,buy,drink,or go to school. White and blacks couldn't play dice of cards or anything of the sort together it was segregated but mot of all it was rude. You could not marry anyone you loved if i was in love with a white man we were not allowed to get married unless he was 1/8th indian hispanic or african. We had to ride certain rial car or if on the same rail car in a certain place me and my family if we could get a train could not sit in the front or be sent to jail it was exhausting we also as i had had to do many times get up for a white passenger needing a seat. My children could not get a decent education at a white school.
 * 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]


 * 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]



nine nine BOYS were convicted and they didn't even touch the women they were convicted by an all WHITE jury and proven guilty all but the youngest were hung! hung! its outrageous! they didn't touch them. There was no evidence they need evidence they would have gotten evidence for a white man but then again if they were white this wouldn't have happened.
 * What happened in the Scottsboro Case? How did it make you feel as an African American in the South?** [|Scottsboro LINK]

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**What do some of your friends and family say about life in Jim Crow America? (listen to one or two)** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Audio History LINK 1] my computer will not open the audio files!!