These laws are often referred to as the Jim Crow Laws. According to government officials, these laws would not rob African Americans of their rights, but rather keep them “separate but equal”. These included, segregation in public places, voter denial, and certain social etiquette that reinforced black inferiority. (“The Truth About Jim Crow p. 10) Another crushing influence during the Jim Crow era, was the highly known white supremacist group, the Ku Klux Klan. This group did not agree with Republican views that blacks should receive racial, political, and economical equality, and with their constantly growing number of members, it was difficult for African Americans to avoid the terrorization inflicted by them. During the Civil Rights Movement, they made sure to show their sentiments towards this movement by murdering several civil rights activists and notoriously bombing places of worship like the Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama. (“The Truth About Jim Crow” p.
These laws are often referred to as the Jim Crow Laws. According to government officials, these laws would not rob African Americans of their rights, but rather keep them “separate but equal”. These included, segregation in public places, voter denial, and certain social etiquette that reinforced black inferiority. (“The Truth About Jim Crow p. 10) Another crushing influence during the Jim Crow era, was the highly known white supremacist group, the Ku Klux Klan. This group did not agree with Republican views that blacks should receive racial, political, and economical equality, and with their constantly growing number of members, it was difficult for African Americans to avoid the terrorization inflicted by them. During the Civil Rights Movement, they made sure to show their sentiments towards this movement by murdering several civil rights activists and notoriously bombing places of worship like the Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama. (“The Truth About Jim Crow” p.