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Struggles for Equality: Segregation & Discrimination in the Post-Reconstruction Era

Explore the post-Reconstruction era marked by segregation, discrimination, and the fight against inequality. Learn about voting restrictions, Jim Crow laws, Plessy v. Ferguson, and the challenges faced by freedmen in achieving economic independence. Discover the activism of W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington in advocating for social and economic equality. Understand the impact of discrimination in both the North and the South, including race riots and the denial of basic rights.

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Struggles for Equality: Segregation & Discrimination in the Post-Reconstruction Era

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  1. Ch 16 sectioon 3 Segregation and Discrimination

  2. The Fight Against Discrimination No Economic Independence for Freedman 40 Acres and a mule? (Sherman’s special Field Order?) • Towards the turn of the Century the failures of reconstruction became obvious • Voting restrictions (Literacy tests, poll taxes) • The Grandfather clause • The Supreme Court did not overturn these laws (US v. Reese 1876) • Why?

  3. Jim Crow • Southern States passed “Jim Crow” laws to separate white and black people in both public and private spaces….Segregation • Schools, parks, hospitals, transportation etc… • Plessy V. Ferguson • Decision states that facilities were “Separate but Equal” and not in violation of 14th Amendment

  4. Second class status • Informal etiquette as well • Sidewalks, hats, handshake • Not following these rules could lead to loss of employment, beatings or worse • Lynching (1885-1900.. 2,500 people lynched, burned or shot)

  5. W.E.B. DuBois • Demanded full social and economic equality • “Persistent manly agitation is the way to liberty” • Booker T. Washington • Gradual approach • Emphasized economic opportunity

  6. Discrimination in the North • In the North race riots resulting from competition with working class whites • forced to live in segregated neighborhoods • Denied membership in Unions

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