JIM CROW
Step One: Watch the following YouTube clip for a better understanding of the Jim Crow Laws.
Step Two: Visit the Remembering Jim Crow website
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Step Three: Choose 4 of the Jim Crow Laws from the list on the 'Remembering Jim Crow' website that you find interesting or especially mean or ridiculous. Complete the activity bellow.
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Step Four: Visit the website by clicking the button bellow. Complete the activity to find out what it was really like to live during the Jim Crow era.
Extension Activity: Having gained an understanding of segregation and the Jim Crow Laws answer the following question in paragraph form...
In the Jim Crow era, African Americans attended segregated schools because they had no choice. Do you think that black and white students today have equal educational opportunities?
What evidence do you have that supports your belief?
In the Jim Crow era, African Americans attended segregated schools because they had no choice. Do you think that black and white students today have equal educational opportunities?
What evidence do you have that supports your belief?