Timeline:
1863 – Emancipation Proclamation & Start of Reconstruction
1865 – 13th Amendment
1868 – 14th Amendment
1870 – 15th Amendment
1877 – End of Reconstruction
1877 – Start of the Jim Crow Era
1895 – Booker T. Washington’s Atlanta Exposition Address (aka the Atlanta Compromise)
1905 – W.E.B. DuBois’ Niagara Movement
1st BLACK CODES laws were passed in
the South
Let’s Review the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
Passed during Reconstruction when the Radical Republicans controlled the United States Congress:
–13th Amendment – Banned Slavery in the U.S.
–14th Amendment – Granted Citizenship to Former Slaves
–15th Amendment – Gave Former Slaves the Right to Vote
Convict Lease System:
African Americans in the South could be jailed indefinitely for crimes such as….
• Vagrancy • Riding the Rails• Loitering• Changing Jobs• Gambling• Talking Too Loud in Public
Racial Segregation
1. Based upon _____.
2. Directed primarily at __________________, but other groups were also kept segregated.
3. American ________ were not considered citizens until 1924.
race
African Americans
Indians
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“Jim Crow” Laws
1. Passed to _____________ against African Americans.
2. Made discrimination practices _____ in many communities and states.
3. Were characterized by unequal opportunities in ________, _____, __________, and ____________.
discriminate
governmentworkhousing
legal
education
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Directions:.1. Watch the following 4 videos on Booker T. Washington & W.E.B. Dubois2. As you watch, complete the Venn diagram in your notes (Section I)3. Make sure to include When & Where each man was born.
AFRICAN AMERICAN RESPONSE TO JIM CROW: Booker T. Washington & W.E.B. DuBois
Videos & Venn Diagram
Booker T. Washington
1. Believed equality could be achieved through ___________ education.
2. He __________ social segregation as a way to improve the economic situation for African Americans.
3. His had a ________ approach to equality.
vocational
accepted
Tuskegee Institute
gradual
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