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US HistoryName:_____________________________Date:_____________Jim Crow Laws: WebQuestDirections: Use the website provided to answer the questions that follow.. What is Jim Crow?2. What years did Jim Crow take place?_____________________________ to mid - ___________________________3. What kind of citizens did Jim Crow laws make African Americans?4. What did Christian ministers teach/preach about African Americans?5. What are the three ways white people thought they were superior to African Americans?6. What did white people fear would happen if whites and blacks started to get married?7. Examples of Jim Crow Laws a-h:(a)What was the rule for shaking hands?(b)If whites and blacks ate a meal together, what had to happen? (g) Where were black people expected to sit in a car if they were with a white person? (g) Where were black people expected to sit in a truck if they were with a white person? 8. According to Stetson Kennedy there are 7 simple rules for African Americans to follow. Give 3 examples.1. “Never suggest that a white person is from an inferior class.”2.3.9. Through out the website there are signs showing rules for African Americans. Give three examples of the signs from the site.285750040640001. “Colored Served in Rear” 2.3.9. Jim Crow laws impacted every aspect of everyday life. On the website there is a list of laws that deal with things people do every day. Briefly describe the laws for the following activities below.Barbers – Black barbers could not cut a white females hair.Buses – Education - Nurses – Prisons – Wine and Beer - . What were lynching’s?11. Even though White people claimed they were distasteful, why did they believe lynching were necessary?12. What is the Brute Caricature?13. What is the KKK?14. What message did the KKK try to spread by having Klan Children? ................
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