The black code and jim crow laws students name institutional affiliation 1 although the end of civil wars in both southern and northern states ended the slavery era, over four million of the southerners were left landless and with minimal resources to support themselves. May 10, 2011 many provisions of the black codes were reenacted in the jim crow laws and remained in force until the 1964 civil rights act. The black codes, sometimes called black laws, were laws governing the conduct of african americans free blacks. Jim crow still exists in america michelle alexander says that many of the gains of the civil rights movement have been undermined by the mass incarceration of blacks in the war. Abraham lincolns 1863 emancipation proclamation had freed enslaved persons in states that were in rebellion, such as virginia. They wanted to return blacks, in effect, to their prewar status as slaves. All passenger stations in this state operated by any motor transportation company shall have separate waiting rooms. This unit looks at the economics of jim crow, how jim crow laws sustained black economic dependency, and why the rise of a black middle class challenged white supremacy. Jim crow and segregation primary source set teacher. The jim crow legislation existed to isolate and discriminate blacks. In the united states, the jim crow laws were made to enforce racial segregation, and included laws that would prevent african americans from doing things that a white person could do.
Lets find out if the black codes are any different from the jim crow laws. What was jim crow jim crow museum ferris state university. Some of the effects of these laws were a black man could not shake hands with a white man, eat together and light the cigarette of a white female. Browse 607 jim crow laws stock photos and images available, or search for segregation or civil rights to find more great stock photos and pictures. Jim crow era 1876 1954 jim crow 1880 to 1964 law articles on jim crow examples of jim crow laws ku klux klan and sexualized racismgendered violence postcivil war restrictions on interstate migration child level. Yet, in the midst of such racial injustice and intolerance, a black business district began to flourish in durham, nc in the late 1890s. Black code other jim crow information jim crow museum. The black codes, a set of laws southern states began passing in 1865, after slaverys end, were a precursor to jim crow. The jim crow laws were laws that segregated colored people from using the same tools or being in the same room as whites.
How were black codes and jim crow laws similar and. No person or corporation shall require any white female. Existence of the black codes was taken as evidence by many northerners especially the radical republicans that the south had not really been subdued. Analyzing black codes and jim crow laws background black codes. Whats the difference between jim crow laws and the black. Jim crow laws segregated african americans from whites. What are the similarities between the jim crow laws and black. White people didnt have to follow these same rules. How were black codes and jim crow laws similar and different.
Jim crow was more than a series of strict antiblack laws. Blacks could not eat at certain restaurants, they had to drink from different water fountains, and use different bathrooms. Jim crow in maryland maryland department of education. The name referred to in the jim crow laws was derived from a very famous and popular minstrel act of the era. Apr 01, 2010 i made this movie in my american studies class. Though the union victory had given some 4 million slaves their freedom, the question of freed blacks status in the postwar south was still very much. However, white southerners determined to keep races separate and unequal through forced segregation called for separation of races in daily life. Black codes and jim crow laws were repressive laws meant to preserve slavery using legal means. This a list of examples of jim crow laws, which were state and local laws in the united states enacted between 1876 and 1965. Jim crow law, any of the laws that enforced racial segregation in the u. After the us civil war, the black codes were enacted to restrict the rights and liberties of freed africanamericans slaves in the southern states.
The codes imposed curfews on blacks, required unemployed blacks to be jailed and mandated that they get white sponsors to live in town or passes from their employers, if they worked in agriculture. Jim crow laws existed mainly in the south and originated from the black codes that were passed from 1865 to 1866 and from prewar which. Examples of jim crow laws blacks and whites could not sit together on trains, go to the same schools, or stay at the same hotels. What was the difference between the black codes and the jim.
Jim crow laws separated americans by race in 26 states. It is a brief 8 minute video that gives the basics about the jim crow laws and the black codes. The black code was made to restrict rights of freed slaves. Students will determine how jim crow laws affected the lives of. Black codes were restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of african americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the civil war. Congress did not recognize these govts but johnson admitted many back into the union when he ascended to the presidency. Jim crow etiquette operated together with jim crow laws black codes.
Jim crow laws difference between the two black codes we put into place to regulate what slaves could and could not do, they were another way to reinstate slavery following the civil war, dealing with social controls. This activity guide focuses on the laws and statutes including the black codes, vagrancy statutes, pig laws and jim crow enforced by southern states after the civil war to assert. Prohibited marriages between whites and negroes or indians or persons of negro or indian descent to third generation. List of jim crow law examples by state infogalactic. Jim crow laws and expectations were rampant and african americans in cities such as wilmington, nc, were the victim of white supremacy campaigns and violence. Jim crow in america teachers guide library of congress. All contracts for labor made with freedmen, free negroes, and mulattoes for a longer period than one month shall be in writing, and in duplicate, attested and read to said freedman, free negro, or mulatto by a beat, city or county officer, or two disinterested white persons of the county in which the labor is to be performed, of which each party shall have one. White and black children shall be taught in separate public schools, but there shall be no discrimination made in favor of, or to the prejudice of, either race. Reconstruction did away with the black codes, but, after reconstruction was over, many of their provisions were reenacted in the jim crow laws, which were not finally done away with until passage of the civil rights act of 1964. They had different restrooms, water fountains, and schools. Jim crow was the name of the racial caste system which operated primarily, but not. Images, sheet music, newspapers and other text documents present popular views on, and the causes and effects of, these laws.
After reconstruction, states in the south passed laws that barred african americans from. Jim crow laws existed mainly in the south and originated from the black codes that were enforced from 1865 to 1866 and from prewar segregation on railroad cars in northern cities. My elation would have been tempered by the distance yet to be traveled to reach the promised land of racial justice in america, but my conviction that nothing remotely similar to jim crow exists in this country would have been steadfast. South carolina sc africanamerican history reconstruction, 18651900 black codes and jim crow laws black codes and jim crow laws after the civil war, white southerners moved quickly to eliminate black peoples newfound freedom. Jan 20, 2009 what are the similarities between the jim crow laws and black codes. The passage of the th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the. It also made sure they were still available for labor although they were paid. For more than a century after the civil war, a system of laws. This is a list of examples of jim crow laws, which were state and local laws in the united states enacted between 1876 and 1965. Origins of jim crow the black codes and reconstruction. Jim crow laws were laws created by white southerners to enforce racial segregation. Not just laws, but a way of life jim crow was the name of the racial segregation system, which operated mostly in southern and border states, between 1877 and the mid1960s. Students read through those cards and sort them according to if they believe the card represents a black code or a jim crow law.
Those who attempted to defy jim crow laws often faced arrest, fines, jail sentences, violence and death. Miscegenation state code forbid marriages between persons of the caucasian, asian and malay races. Black code and jim crow law examples black codes and jim crow. No person or corporation shall require any white female nurse to nurse in wards or rooms in hospitals, either public or private, in which negro men are placed. The black codes was put into place to regulate and control newly slaves on what they can and can not do, it was a way to limit newly slaves power and an attempt to reinstall slavery directly following the civil war. Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness by michelle alexander, the nic. May 17, 2010 the jim crow laws have originated from the name of a minstrel show character. Slaves could not be brought into the northwest territories under the ordinance of 1787 but slaves already there remained in bondage in the areas. This list of laws is known today as the jim crow laws. Antimiscegenation laws black codes in the united states. Jim crow etiquette operated in conjunction with jim crow laws black codes. Nazis admired the jim crow era laws that discriminated against black americans and segregated them from. Eventually, these black codes became known as jim crow laws. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Jones, a white reverend, to his white congregation following the lynching murder of ed johnson, a black man accused of rape. Click the thumbnail for the original item, the caption for information on the item, or download a pdf or mp3. Jim crow was not enacted as a universal, written law. The jim crow character is depicted on your right and the picture is taken from the sheet music of a song called jump jim crow. In kentucky, for example, 40,000 people remained enslaved. This was allowed as long as the places were equal, which they were usually not. Black codes were a violation of the 14th amendment. When most people think of jim crow, they think of laws not the jim crow etiquette, which excluded blacks from public transport and facilities, juries, jobs, and neighborhoods. The passage of the th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the constitution had granted blacks the. Civics and social justice curriculum slavery by another. A white actor would blacken his face and perform like a fool. Jim crow laws, enacted by most states after the civil war, limited the economic and physical freedom of african americans. Via this page, you will be able to get a full version of the new jim crow book without needing to pay a single dollar.