Jim Crow
This was a name that was given to a racial caste system which operated predominantly in southern and Border States between the year 1877 and the mid-1960s. Jim Crow was a perfect way of living which was devoted to affirming and upholding the superiority of whites over blacks. Jim Crow was demonstrating legitimization of anti-black racism and under him the blacks had been downgraded into the state of second class citizens. (Union, 2014)
How Jim Crow was implemented
Taking away the vote- black males were deprived of the right to vote through lawful withdrawal of their civil rights. Whites-only democratic parties were formed to deny blacks from voting. They also endorsed literacy tests, poll taxes and formed intricate systems excluding the blacks from voting.
Poll tax receipt- they required a fee to register to be approved to vote. Poor whites and …show more content…
The use of cigarette holder and advertising cards were put in place to portray common typecasts of African-American, Chinese, Jews and Irish Americans.
Early Klan image- it was founded to battle restoration reforms and intimidate African-American in the year 1866. Similar organizations; Knights of the white Camellia and the White Brotherhood emerged across the south in 1870s. These terrorist groups helped seizure local reform-minded governments and reinstate white supremacy by instilling fear, brutality and committing killings on those who opposed the regime.
KKK robe and hood- the Ku Klux Klan was a influential political force in the 1920s both in the South and North. The Klan spread hatred against African-Americans, Catholics and Jews. Before the collapse of the clan later in the years, it had aggravated racial hostility and the political power of white chauvinist in many parts of the
This was a name that was given to a racial caste system which operated predominantly in southern and Border States between the year 1877 and the mid-1960s. Jim Crow was a perfect way of living which was devoted to affirming and upholding the superiority of whites over blacks. Jim Crow was demonstrating legitimization of anti-black racism and under him the blacks had been downgraded into the state of second class citizens. (Union, 2014)
How Jim Crow was implemented
Taking away the vote- black males were deprived of the right to vote through lawful withdrawal of their civil rights. Whites-only democratic parties were formed to deny blacks from voting. They also endorsed literacy tests, poll taxes and formed intricate systems excluding the blacks from voting.
Poll tax receipt- they required a fee to register to be approved to vote. Poor whites and …show more content…
The use of cigarette holder and advertising cards were put in place to portray common typecasts of African-American, Chinese, Jews and Irish Americans.
Early Klan image- it was founded to battle restoration reforms and intimidate African-American in the year 1866. Similar organizations; Knights of the white Camellia and the White Brotherhood emerged across the south in 1870s. These terrorist groups helped seizure local reform-minded governments and reinstate white supremacy by instilling fear, brutality and committing killings on those who opposed the regime.
KKK robe and hood- the Ku Klux Klan was a influential political force in the 1920s both in the South and North. The Klan spread hatred against African-Americans, Catholics and Jews. Before the collapse of the clan later in the years, it had aggravated racial hostility and the political power of white chauvinist in many parts of the