What were the effects of the Jim Crow laws?

Students will study segregation and Jim Crow laws, and the effect that they had on African Americans in Virginia after the Civil War and beyond. They will analyze several photographs and political cartoons, and answer several questions. read more

Jim Crow Laws were statutes and ordinances established between 1874 and 1975 to separate the white and black races in the American South. In theory, it was to create "separate but equal" treatment, but in practice Jim Crow Laws condemned black citizens to inferior treatment and facilities. read more

The major effect of Jim Crow laws were that many minorities were prevented from voting. This included literacy tests, poll taxes, and intimidation. All were legal under Jim Crow. read more

They should be able to state what segregation is, simply state what the Jim Crow laws were, and finally explain with greater understanding what the effect of segregation and the Jim Crow laws had on African Americans in Virginia and the South following Reconstruction. read more

Jim Crow laws in various states required the segregation of races in such common areas as restaurants and theaters. The "separate but equal" standard established by the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) lent high judicial support to segregation. read more

The major effect of Jim Crow laws were that many minorities wereprevented from voting. This included literacy tests, poll taxes,and intimidation. read more