JIM CROW LAWS
After the reconstruction Era of Abraham Lincoln, Jim Crow laws was held, as, separate but equal "facilities for blacks and whites" were constitutional. Whites would be making the lives of black citizens hard, especially by not voting and having equal rights. By 1945, the southern states was more successful with Jim Crow Laws than with second- class statuses of the blacks' ancestors. Jim Crow laws were introduced in 1896 by the case of Plessy V.S Ferguson , as the supreme court legitimized it. Jim Crow Laws did not survive much of because of the social, economic and cultural changes WWII had already made. Jim Crow laws did not let many blacks buy certain things, as well as enjoy political and financial ways of life. In the case of Plessy V.S. Ferguson, the Jim Crow laws were made because of racial discrimination. By 1954, the Jim Crow laws were abolished by the Brown V.S. The Board of Education of Topeka, which desegregated whites and blacks.
14TH AMENDMENT
The 14th amendment is: All citizens of the United States are entitled to be treated equally and fairly and to have their legal rights respected. Southern states were forced to ratify the Fourteenth amendment before they were re-admitted into the Union. The 14th amendment was introduced in June 8th, 1866, and finally ratified June 13th, 1866. Many whites became fanatics. They wanted to hurt and kill all negro African-Americans. Soon, all this obsession with whites and blacks soon lead to Klu Klux Klan , then , the religion of, Nazi. The blacks were mistreated for so many CENTURIES that it was time to act. the law was made so that the African-Americans can enjoy life the same way EVERYBODY has their GOD GIVEN RIGHT to. The 14th Amendment defended many blacks, but that still didn't end discrimination and racism, even today.
HOW ARE THEY ALIKE?
The laws/amendments above has something to do with each other somehow. Its like an " Cause and Effect " relationship. As you can see, the blacks were really never accepted into society. To help them out, the government had to take action because of the torture and cruelty and mistreat that the blacks had. Whites would enslave them, discriminate, degrade them, make them feel like they are worthless. The economy was in a little debt, because of the reconstruction era. Then blacks started working and don't you think they paid them too? yeah, they did. the economy wasn't so great but neither was society so we did a great job. We acted soon enough. the Jim Crow laws talk about how much blacks aren't useful and how they have to be dealt as an outcast.
My resources: Ferris.edu
http://www.nps.gov/
http://www.loc.gov/
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