CHAPTER 21 SEC1 TAKING ON SEGREGATION - Elgin Local …

history of segregation. civil rights act of 1875 - this outlawed segregation in public places. 1883 supreme court declared act . unconstitutional - plessy vs ferguson (1890) separate but equal was . constitutional. south took advantage of this and passed they. jim crow laws – laws aimed at seperating the races. schools, restrooms, street cars ... ................
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