Overview:"The segregation and disenfranchisement laws known as "Jim Crow" represented a formal, codified system of racial apartheid that dominated the American South for three quarters of a century beginning in the 1890s. The laws affected almost every aspect of daily life, mandating segregation of schools, parks, libraries, drinking fountains, restrooms, buses, trains, and restaurants. "Whites Only" and "Colored" signs were constant reminders of the enforced racial order."
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Reconstruction Failures
After the Civil War, it was assumed that Reconstruction would solve the issues of racism within our country, however shortly thereafter, a new type of America emerged which was eerily similar to the way it was before the Civil War: Learn how challenging it was for a black man to vote during the Jim Crow Era by clicking on the link below:
After the Civil War, it was assumed that Reconstruction would solve the issues of racism within our country, however shortly thereafter, a new type of America emerged which was eerily similar to the way it was before the Civil War: Learn how challenging it was for a black man to vote during the Jim Crow Era by clicking on the link below:
Ever Hear the "States' Rights" Argument? |
Reconstruction:
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The Great Migration |
Voting Laws EssayUsing the links provided, as well as your own research, write about the issues comparing voter restrictions of the Jim Crow Era to today:
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Essay Topic: Based on the information we have learned on Jim Crow laws, and new voting ID laws today, in your opinion, have we made progress in providing all Americans the right to vote?
Be sure to include: -Information on Jim Crow Laws -Information on today’s voter ID laws -A critique of where we are today in comparison to the past Compare and Contrast -The Issues -The States -Those Affected -The Lawmakers |
Voting Restrictions Today
So now that the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965, everyone can vote now without any issues, right? Perhaps not anymore, as in 2013 the Supreme Court gutted provisions within the Voting Rights Act, which allow states more power to assert voting restrictions because the case of Shelby County V. Holder came to the conclusion that the United States had moved past the issues of racism within voting. Now states are pushing for voter ID laws, to combat the elusive issue of voter fraud. However as you read through the links below, there may be more to these laws than at first glance:
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Voter-Fraud Laws Are All About Race:
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Myth of Voter Fraud: Brennan Center For Justice
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With Voting Rights Act Out, States Push Voter ID Laws: PBS Frontline
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Moment in Time: Repeal of the Equal Rights Amendment |
Play The Redistricting Game! |