Jim Crow Laws negatively impacted the United States as they unfairly treated certain groups of people, created tension between individuals and races, and condoned racism that affected the lives of many. In this paper, I will explore what Jim Crow Laws were, how they originated, and their effects on the people living during this time period.
Jim Crow Laws were created in the south around 1877 and acted as harsh anti-black regulations. A Jim Crow Law came to mean any state law passed in the South that established different rules for blacks and whites. They treated African Americans as “second class citizens” and enforced harsh oppression that could be seen virtually everywhere. Children were taught that black people were simply inferior to whites, …show more content…
They enforced “separate but equal” as everything from schools to water fountains were segregated for whites and blacks. Even though things were separate, they were not always equal. The items and places designated for black people were often deteriorated and were in overall bad condition when compared to the facilities of white people. These restrictions did not come at a good time either, as many rural blacks of the time lived under a sharecropping system little better than slavery. Extreme tension between whites and blacks came from Jim Crow laws as well, regardless if people were racist themselves. These laws also taught young southerners that it was ok to discriminate against people different from themselves, a habit that would be hard to break as they grew up. This caused discrimination and segregation to continue throughout the south, as the citizens there always believed that it was good and had been taught that their whole lives.
All in all, Jim Crow Laws negatively impacted the United States. They unfairly treated certain groups of people, created tension between individuals and races, and condoned racism that affected the lives of many. Jim Crow Laws further oppressed African Americans even after they had broken free from slavery and created racism that can be witnessed even
Jim Crow Laws were created in the south around 1877 and acted as harsh anti-black regulations. A Jim Crow Law came to mean any state law passed in the South that established different rules for blacks and whites. They treated African Americans as “second class citizens” and enforced harsh oppression that could be seen virtually everywhere. Children were taught that black people were simply inferior to whites, …show more content…
They enforced “separate but equal” as everything from schools to water fountains were segregated for whites and blacks. Even though things were separate, they were not always equal. The items and places designated for black people were often deteriorated and were in overall bad condition when compared to the facilities of white people. These restrictions did not come at a good time either, as many rural blacks of the time lived under a sharecropping system little better than slavery. Extreme tension between whites and blacks came from Jim Crow laws as well, regardless if people were racist themselves. These laws also taught young southerners that it was ok to discriminate against people different from themselves, a habit that would be hard to break as they grew up. This caused discrimination and segregation to continue throughout the south, as the citizens there always believed that it was good and had been taught that their whole lives.
All in all, Jim Crow Laws negatively impacted the United States. They unfairly treated certain groups of people, created tension between individuals and races, and condoned racism that affected the lives of many. Jim Crow Laws further oppressed African Americans even after they had broken free from slavery and created racism that can be witnessed even