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    Americans were still treated unfairly. In 1898‚ the Williams vs Mississippi court decided to implement new developments. The impact of the court decision was that it limited racial equality by lowering the voter turnout‚ rapidly increasing segregation laws‚ and putting whites back into power. Due to restricted African American voting the voter turnout declined from above 70 percent to 34 percent and lower. Plessy v Ferguson ruled that segregation was legal as long as service provided were equal for blacks

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    considered less than a full person in a society that proclaimed that all of God’s people are created equal. The national debate over reconstruction began during the civil war. Laws were put into place that gave African American rights but they failed drastically. The reconstruction was definitely a failure because of the Jim Crow laws. As the era of slavery‚ most black southerners remained in a cycle of poverty that allowed almost no escape. African Americans still lacked property‚ economic opportunity

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    civil war‚ the gilded age‚ modernized the nation with new technological advances. Women’s social status improved with the up and coming government policies and intolerance of Native Americans became more prominent due to westward expansion. Segregation laws oppress African Americans and violate their rights as American citizens. Women gained suffrage in the gilded age which significantly improved their social status. Previously‚ women were viewed as inferior to men and incapable of having the same

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    considered less than a full person in a society that proclaimed that all of God’s people are created equal. The national debate over reconstruction began during the civil war. Laws were put into place that gave African American rights but they failed drastically. The reconstruction was definitely a failure because of the Jim Crow laws. As the era of slavery‚ most black southerners remained in a cycle of poverty that allowed almost no escape. African Americans still lacked property‚ economic opportunity

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    from him ● “Tan-skinned yank.” “ Colored folks sit in front of a colored only store in Belle Grade Florida. This store was ● “Fascists’ laps..” segregated by police order‚ just like all stores ● “I face death.” and locations were under the Jim Crow laws ● “Jim Crow birds.” that ’required’ separate but equal services for colored and white people. The building itself ● “Victory’s glow.” seems to be covered in dirt and not well taken ● “Liberated.” care of. This shows that many colored only ● “Negro American

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    There were 4 major factors that led up to the end of reconstruction. The first major factor was the Jim Crow Laws. Jim Crow was used as another word for African Americans back then. The Jim Crow laws made segregation. Because of these laws‚ the US Supreme Court declared that segregation was lawful as long as facilities for black and whites were equal‚ a policy known as "supreme but equal". The second major factor was Ku Klux Klan Violence. The K.K.K. was a secret group formed after the civil war

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    were‚ to get away from racism that was worsened with implementation of Jim Crow laws and lack of jobs were pretty sever push factors that made the African Americans move north. Jim Crow Laws are laws that separated Black and Whites in bathrooms‚ restaurants and even separated water fountains. The law was supposed to keep things separate but equal between the races‚ but that didn’t happen. The government didn’t know that the law was being used to mistreat blacks‚ as far as the government knew thing

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    power struggles to post-Reconstruction political and social climate change. Newly freed slaves sought to start a new life freed from the bonds of slavery‚ while Southern White hierarchy tried everything that they could to keep them chained to the local laws. Former slaves tried to move to the North‚ educate themselves and reunite with family that had been sent off by slave owners after being freed. After enjoying a sense of freedom for a small period of time‚ they were ripped from their grasps with the

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    she participate in any extra-curricular activities? She was born in Monroeville‚ Alabama‚ on April 28‚ 1926. Her father was a lawyer and state senator‚ who was previously a newspaper editor. Capote was her childhood best friend. Harper Lee studied law in college‚ and works as an airline reservation clerk in the 50s. 2. Why might this be important to consider while reading To Kill A Mockingbird? It might be important because the story reflects pat of her life. The father is a lawyer‚ the setting

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    “I Have a Dream”‚ those are some of the most remembered words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King was one of the most influential and noteworthy civil rights leaders in American History and one that is still remembered today. His vision and contributions to the civil rights movement have been monumental and his works are still relevant today. What is the civil rights movement and what role did Dr. King play in it‚ you may ask? To completely understand what it is and why it took place requires

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