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Segregation And Discrimination

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1 Segregation And Discrimination

2 I. Voting restrictions A. Southern governments enacted new laws to disenfranchise African-American? Literacy tests Poll Tax Grandfather Clause Discussion: Do these laws violate the Constitution? Which part?

3 II. Jim Crow laws A) laws to separate black and whites in public and private facilities (segregation) B) Occurred in hospitals, parks and transportation systems throughout the South. Discussion: Do these laws violate the Constitution? Which part?

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5 III. Plessey V. Ferguson The Supreme Court ruled that separation of races in public accommodations was legal and did not violate the 14th amendment. Created the “separate but equal doctrine”

6 IV. New Civil Rights Leaders
A) Booker T. Washington and WEB Du Bois lead movements to reform education for African-Americans, but each had different views about how to do it.


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