Describe the process by which southern states gradually constructed laws and practices to restrict and otherwise control the African-American population

Discuss the three principles of Jim Crow. Explain the two competing notions that were advocated by African American leaders for fighting white supremacy at the turn of the 20th century.
August 31, 2019
What was the “old” Jim Crow?
August 31, 2019

Describe the process by which southern states gradually constructed laws and practices to restrict and otherwise control the African-American population

Question Description

  • Drawing from your readings (and from your consummate skill at internet research, if you will), describe the process by which southern states gradually constructed laws and practices to restrict and otherwise control the African-American population–a regime of white supremacy known forever as the infamous “Jim Crow.”
  • 2. Booker T. Washington is regarded as a man of courage and vision, as well as a man of patience and pragmatism. Write a 500–700 word biography of this extraordinary man, addressing these observations.