Segregation in the US: Difference between revisions
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[https://www.britannica.com/video/Did-You-Know-Civil-Rights-Movement-1954/-203240 by Britannica] | [https://www.britannica.com/video/Did-You-Know-Civil-Rights-Movement-1954/-203240 by Britannica] | ||
NARRATOR: In 1896 the United States Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation was legal. This meant that African Americans could be segregated, or separated, from whites in public places, such as schools. The Supreme Court reversed that decision in 1954. It ruled that separate schools for blacks and whites were unequal and, therefore, against the law. | NARRATOR: In 1896 the United States Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation was legal. This meant that African Americans could be segregated, or separated, from whites in public places, such as schools. The Supreme Court reversed that decision in 1954. It ruled that separate schools for blacks and whites were unequal and, therefore, against the law. | ||
=====Jim Crow laws===== | |||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws by WIKIPEDIA] | |||
The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws introduced in the Southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that enforced racial segregation. The origin of the term "Jim Crow" is obscure, but probably refers to slave songs that refer to an African dance called "Jump Jim Crow." | |||
