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Topic 7: Emergence of Jim Crow South

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    Topic 7: Emergence of Jim Crow South

    1. “southern distinctiveness”?
    2. the “New South”; why did it fail?
    3. Establishment of Jim Crow: defeat of Populism; economic/political/legal segregation
    4. Black traditions of protest: W.E.B. DuBois vs Booker T. Washington


    Lecture Video: The Emergence of Jim Crow South 1

    Southern Distinctiveness
    • "Society with slaves"
      • not the primary labor force
      • could testify against whites
      • marriages recognized and honored
    • "Slave Society"
      • primary labor force
      • plantation south
      • no legal rights, slave code, things slaves cannot do
      • still had an impact on society long after the civil war
    • The historical legacy of slave society:
      • mostly agrarian
      • less industrial
      • no large cities
      • no immigration tradition
      • religious
    • Contemporary effects:
      • education
      • poverty
    The vision of the "New South"
    • Plan of southern economic revitalization and modernization after the Civil War - transition towards industrialization
    • Failed to Garner Support. Why?
      •  The south was suspicious of outside ideas
        • because of outside criticism
    • By the late 19th century, the "new south" resembles the "old south"

    Lecture Video: The Emergence of Jim Crow South 2

    From Failure of Reconstruction to Jim Crow Society
    • Same political and social gains made by African Americans before 1890
    • Link between Populism and the emergence of Jim Crow Laws
      • De Facto Segregation 
        • Happens by custom without the laws
      • De Jure Segregation
        • Racial segregation mandated by law
      • The Populists embraces segregation so Jim Crow rose as a result to prevent segregation
    • Not just social segregation, but political and economic
      • All three happen simultaneously
    Political Jim Crow
    • How did Jim Crow Legislators circumvent the 15th Amendment?
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    • "Spirit of the law" versus "letter of the Law"
      • Spirit of the law - interpretation
      • Letter of the law - the purpose of the law
    • Examples of strategies leading to political disenfranchisement:
      • Property and poll taxes - many cases directed only towards AA voters
        • not taking away the right to vote but putting restrictions
      • grandfather clause
      • "whites only" primaries
      • Literacy tests and constitutional exams
      • preventing voter registration for blacks
      • violence (or threat of)
    Lecture Video: The Emergence of Jim Crow South 3

    Social Segregation
    • Plessy vs. Ferguson


    Lecture Video: The Emergence of Jim Crow South 4

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