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Contextualizing To Kill A Mockingbird
Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow laws were perhaps the most important (and detestable) aspect of the late 19th and early 20th century legal system in the South. Use the resources listed below to figure out how Jim Crow started, what the laws were, and to explore some specific cases related to the Jim Crow South.
As you explore these resources, consider the following Guiding Questions: What role did Jim Crow laws play in the everyday lives of people living in the South? How did these laws affect REAL people? Include your answer to these questions in your presentation.
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Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
Description: An excellent website published by the museum at Ferris State University. This page gives a fairly comprehensive summary of what Jim Crow laws were and how they affected the everyday lives of African Americans for almost an entire century. Note: If you click the link at the top of the page titled "More Pictures," you'll be redirected to a gallery of pictures of memorabilia related to the Jim Crow era. Check them out- they're really interesting!
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Who Was Jim Crow?
Description: A very nice summary on where the name "Jim Crow" came from. This site is also published by Ferris State University.
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Jim Crow Timeline
Description: This webpage, published by PBS, presents you with a brief history of major events related to the Jim Crow era in the South. While you can feel free to explore as many of the events as you want, I'd pay particular attention to Plessy v. Ferguson, The Scottsboro Case, and Brown v. The Board of Education.
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The History of Lynching
Description: One of the central issues of the Jim Crow era was lynching, or the act of killing a suspected criminal without real justification or due process. You can read more about lynchings here. WARNING: Some of the images on this page are graphic, so you may choose not to look at the photos.
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