Jim Crow Laws Dbq

From 1877 through the 1960’s was a shameful time for American history.  Most southern states had passed laws known as “Jim Crow Laws”.  Jim Crow was a slang term for a black man.  These laws were very anti-black, meaning they were established to ensure black Americans failed before they ever got to start.  These laws also set out to make African Americans feel inferior to white Americans.  
After President Lincoln’s assassination, Andrew Johnson took his place.  President Johnson supported white supremacy.  It was quite clear that he never wanted slavery to be abolished and he sided with many of the southern state leaders (The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow, 2002).  The laws were made under the false pretense that they would be “separate but equal”.

This was no where near the truth.  
White Southern Americans were given more privileges by forcing Black Americans into segregation.  Whites were offered better schools, hospitals and many other facilities.  Blacks could not work in the same places as whites, they had separate drinking fountains and restrooms.  When it came to voting, many blacks lost that right because they were given tests that were almost impossible to pass, and if they could not pass them, then they were denied the right to vote.  The segregation of transportation was monumental.  Blacks were forced to the back of the bus and even if all seats were full, they were forbidden to sit in the white section of buses.  
African Americans risked everything if they were to fight against the segregation.  They could lose their houses, jobs, and even there life.  It is disgusting to think that it was common practice to beat a human being to death and hang them because they drank from the same water fountain as a white person (Segregation, 2014).  African Americans often received little to no justice for the beatings and lynchings that they hand to endure during this period.  These brutal acts had become a social norm in the south and left the Black community in an outrage.  
After slavery was abolished, African Americans banded together to raise up in society and provide a better and more equal lives for themselves.  Just a mere 10 years after slavery ended and blacks were doing so well, Jim Crow Laws were implemented by fearful and hateful southern whites.  There were Supreme Court Cases and African Americans continued to fight for their equality.  Through many great civil rights activist bonding together once again, eventually the Jim Crow Laws were brought to an end.