1. Problems for Black Americans

2. South vs. North
In the South -- distinct hatred for the Black Americans by the “native born Whites”
- Treated as second class citizens
Beaten, kidnapped and killed no White person in authority cared
In the North- seen as unwelcome competition for jobs
Seen as uneducated and unskilled
Paid less than White workers
Seen as a threat to the job security of unskilled White workers

3. Summarise the problems in the North for Black Americans
Blacks had been slaves only 2 generations previously – Whites felt superior
Skin coloured identified them as ‘different’
Often segregated/ divided into communities known as ghettos
Separation of schools/ neighbourhoods led to inferiority complex
Prejudice was often the case – even in the north

4. Tulsa Riot May 21st, 1921 Black man accused of raping a White woman
KKK organised racist attacks – the police helped!
In under 12 hours – Black business district was destroyed
June 1st, businesses, 21 churches, schools and libraries were gone

5. Tulsa Race Riot

6. Task
In- Migrants = Internal Migration = Moving from one part of a country to another
Read pages to get a better understanding of the Problems Black Americans faced
Watch the Video – take notes about the Jim Crow Laws that are passed and the effects on the Black Americans

7. Describe how Jim Crow laws discriminated against Black Americans. (5)

8. Jim Crow Laws The Jim Crow Laws were created after 1870
They imposed legal punishments and formed a segregated society
Write your own definition for Segregated

17. Jim Crow Laws Make a diagram showing some of the Laws passed in the South
Separate Restaurants
Separate Lunch Counters
Separate Waiting Rooms
Separate public Parks
Separate Bus Stations
Separate Cinemas
Separate Drinking Fountains
Separate Graveyards

18. How do Jim Crow Laws make white people feel?
Write each law down and say if it is for or against the Jim Crow laws – then answer the following questions:
How do Jim Crow Laws make white people feel?
How do Jim Crow Laws make black people feel?
Supreme Court:
Laws, which keep the races apart, do not mean that one race is better or worse than the other.
President Wilson, 1916:
Segregation is not humiliating and is a benefit for you Black gentlemen.
A black businessman gives his views of Jim Crow laws:
Wherever Black people lived or travelled in the south they were faced with the humiliation of seeing doors that were open to White people and legally closed to them.
A businessman from North America:
I saw a modern rest station with gleaming counters and picture windows labelled ‘White’. A small wooden shack beside it was tagged ‘coloured’. The coloured waiting room was filthy, in need of repair and overcrowded.

19. Summarise the changes in Jim Crow laws from 1896 to 1900
-include the Homer Plessy case
-Supreme Court judgements
- Voting rights in the South
Compare Question
Compare the opinions of Sources B and C about the treatment of Black Americas after the Civil War
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