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The 14th amendment granted the African Americans, (and anyone else born in this country,) citizenship, and the right to have all of the privileges of any other man. Due Process means that the gov. can't take away their property without a valid reason. Equal protection of laws means that African Americans have the same right to do anything thing they want under the law, and be punished the same way for the same things as a white man.
 * **Right after the Civil War, the 14th Amendment was ratified. What did the 14th Amendment provide for African Americans? What does “due process” and “equal protection of the laws” mean?** [|14th LINK]

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**Unfortunately, your equal rights were challenged by the Supreme Court in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson. What do you remember about the facts, decision, and impact of this case?** [|Plessy LINK] Plessy was arrested for purposely sitting in the white car of a Louisiana train. When the case got all the way to the Supreme court, Plessy's lawyer said that the arrest was unconstitutional. In the end, it was found to be constitutional because it didn't violate his political rights.

**The laws developed in the South became known as Jim Crow laws. Who was this Jim Crow fellow? Did he write the laws?**[| Jim Crow LINK] Jim Crow was actually a character in a play put on by someone named Daddy Rice. Rice made Jim Crow into a very stereotypical black person, and played the character himself. He was the first white man to dress up as a black person onstage. Because he was only a stereotype, Jim Crow did not make the laws, instead, he was used to generally name the "laws" themselves.

Most of the laws just said that all things like public school, bathrooms, buses, waiting room, water fountain, restaurants, etc. had to be divided into black and white.
 * What are some specific examples of the Jim Crow laws from southern states? How did the laws affect you?** [|Jim Crow Laws LINK 1] / [|Jim Crow Laws LINK 2] / [|Jim Crow Laws LINK 3]

The pictures really do show the horrors of that time period. The lynching, segregated movie theaters, bathrooms, restaurants, and many other places that are shown in the photos really show the sadness of the African Americans that were living around that time.
 * What did Jim Crow America look like in the 1900s? What are some images that can help explain the realities of the time?** __Jim Crow Images LINK 1 __/ [|Jim Crow Images LINK 2]

Nine black youths that were riding a train to find work got in a fight with some other white hobos that ended with the white men getting thrown off the train. People heard about this, and the blacks were arrested. They were going to go to jail when people found two white women dressed in boys clothing hiding on the train. The women had sexual relations with the men who were thrown off, but had no relation to the black youths. In fear that they would get in trouble because of their relations with the white men, they agreed to say that the black youths had raped them. All of the black were sentenced to death, except for the 12 year old. If I were a african american around this time, i would surely be infuriated. They were falsely accused!!
 * What happened in the Scottsboro Case? How did it make you feel as an African American in the South?**[|Scottsboro LINK]

**What do some of your friends and family say about life in Jim Crow America? (listen to one or two)**[|Audio History LINK 1] The account wouldn't load!!