Asked by Shirley Maidang on Apr 25, 2024
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What are Jim Crow laws?
A) Laws that established slavery and contract law regulating the slave trade
B) Laws that justified slavery and set specific codes for the behavior of slaves
C) Laws that the North enforced in the South during the Reconstruction era
D) Laws that were enacted by southern whites in the late nineteenth century to establish segregation policies
E) Laws that sought to end segregation by bringing the races into closer contact with one another
Jim Crow Laws
Laws that were enacted in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and disenfranchise African Americans from the late 19th to mid-20th century.
Racial Segregation
Is the systematic separation of people into racial or ethnic groups in daily life.
- Determine the legal frameworks and doctrines that played a role in shaping racial segregation and desegregation in the United States.
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Lorde GeorgeMay 01, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
Jim Crow laws were enacted by white southern officials after the Reconstruction era, primarily in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, to establish legal segregation of the races in public spaces such as schools, housing, transportation, and even cemeteries. These laws were meant to reinforce the social, economic, and political dominance of white southerners and limit the rights and opportunities of African Americans.
Learning Objectives
- Determine the legal frameworks and doctrines that played a role in shaping racial segregation and desegregation in the United States.