Segregation Laws & Racial Prejudice
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- Segregation Laws & Racial Prejudice
- many southern states enforced 'Jim Crow' laws
- these laws segregated use of everyday facilities like parks, buses & schools
- African Americans were given the vote, but in some states various practices were used to prevent the from voting- most commonly, threat of violence
- in Mississippi, African Americans who tried to register to vote faced intimidation/ lynching. 5% of African-American population of Mississippi were registered to vote
- black people didn't trust the justice system to protect them as they also discriminated against them
- african americans faced official & legal discrimination in areas like employment & education
- in the south, white teachers earned 30% more than black teachers
- best universities were closed to black people
- 1958: african-american teacher called Clemson King was committed to a mental asylum for applying to the University of Mississippi
- many southern states enforced 'Jim Crow' laws
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