There were many causes in the 1900’s. Mainly because there were many rules that black had to follow or they were punished. They were called the “Jim Crow laws,” There were more than you could count on your fingers, all because whites didn’t accept them. They were treated with no respect, and always got a cold shoulder from anyone who didn’t accept them. Going to school was always a very difficult one for them as well because not many blacks taught, and whites would only teach the whites. they had their own bathrooms, playgrounds, and also their own streets. If any how blacks were caught using any sort of thing that wasn’t meant for them they were punished and sent to jail.
Plessy V. Ferguson was one to struggle through this hard time in history. …show more content…
A lot of blacks weren’t as rich as the whites and struggled, so when it came to voting they didn’t have a say. Many southern states adopted the poll tax in the late 1800’s, but that didn’t mean a lot because you had to have money. You had to take a Literacy test, and you had to prove that you had education for more than six years, you also had to know how to write and read. If you didn’t pass you were not allowed to vote. They were given to voters and racial minorities. At this time it was very difficult for blacks to do anything, they were on a strict rules to follow and if they weren’t followed they’d be punished and sent to jail. Whites had it pretty easy because they thought they were higher level than the blacks. The only whites who were outcasted was the ones who didn’t have a lot of money. Blacks didn’t have a lot of money because it was very difficult for them to get jobs, and if they did they were first to be laid off. Looking back there was not a lot of freedom for a lot of people. Different water fountains, schools and playgrounds. For a long time white kids were not allowed to play with the blacks, after a few years of that battle it was finally acceptable to teach the blacks and whites together, but this was on legal in parts of the southern
Plessy V. Ferguson was one to struggle through this hard time in history. …show more content…
A lot of blacks weren’t as rich as the whites and struggled, so when it came to voting they didn’t have a say. Many southern states adopted the poll tax in the late 1800’s, but that didn’t mean a lot because you had to have money. You had to take a Literacy test, and you had to prove that you had education for more than six years, you also had to know how to write and read. If you didn’t pass you were not allowed to vote. They were given to voters and racial minorities. At this time it was very difficult for blacks to do anything, they were on a strict rules to follow and if they weren’t followed they’d be punished and sent to jail. Whites had it pretty easy because they thought they were higher level than the blacks. The only whites who were outcasted was the ones who didn’t have a lot of money. Blacks didn’t have a lot of money because it was very difficult for them to get jobs, and if they did they were first to be laid off. Looking back there was not a lot of freedom for a lot of people. Different water fountains, schools and playgrounds. For a long time white kids were not allowed to play with the blacks, after a few years of that battle it was finally acceptable to teach the blacks and whites together, but this was on legal in parts of the southern