Origins of the name
Most people think that Jim Crow is a man who made up these laws and that is untrue. The Jim Crow name originated as early as 1892. Thomas D. Rice was a white man who dressed as a Black person who would do weird things to make fun of Black people. The name of his show was "Jump Jim Crow Jump". The name Jim Crow was taken from this show.
What were the laws and how did they begin?
Jim Crow laws were racial segregation laws that took place in 1876 to 1965 in the United States. They began after the Civil War and the North beat the South and slavery was abolished. The South, with the end of slavery, wanted to find a way to keep power over Black people.
White southerns wanted laws to keep Black people down. Southern law makers created Jim Crow laws which focused on 5 pillars of oppression for Blacks.
Most people think that Jim Crow is a man who made up these laws and that is untrue. The Jim Crow name originated as early as 1892. Thomas D. Rice was a white man who dressed as a Black person who would do weird things to make fun of Black people. The name of his show was "Jump Jim Crow Jump". The name Jim Crow was taken from this show.
What were the laws and how did they begin?
Jim Crow laws were racial segregation laws that took place in 1876 to 1965 in the United States. They began after the Civil War and the North beat the South and slavery was abolished. The South, with the end of slavery, wanted to find a way to keep power over Black people.
White southerns wanted laws to keep Black people down. Southern law makers created Jim Crow laws which focused on 5 pillars of oppression for Blacks.
- Economic-Black people couldn't get good jobs
- Political- Black people couldn't vote
- Legal- Black people would get arrested for things white people wouldnt
- Social- Black people and White people couldn't not hang out together
- Personal- Black people felt bad about themselves