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America before 1954

This analysis explores the effects of Jim Crow laws on American society before 1954, detailing how these laws institutionalized racial segregation. It discusses the implications of social disparities, the rise of non-violent protest methods seen during this era, such as sit-ins and boycotts, and how they shaped the path towards civil rights. Additionally, the content examines significant historical events and documents, including the Dred Scott case, the Great Awakening, and the foundational amendments, underscoring the journey towards equality and justice in America.

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America before 1954

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  1. America before 1954 MacCarthy

  2. Questions • Q1 How did the Jim Crow Laws help segregate American society? • Create a thinking map to describe various ways these laws effected society • Q2 What are some examples of non-violent protest • Create a visual representation of a non-violent protest that your have been part of or seen

  3. American Revolution • The Great Awakening • Church groups welcomed women, African Americans and Native Americans • Also teaching them to read so they could understand the bible

  4. American Revolution • The ideas of “All men are created equal” and they have the “Unalienable rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” • The ideas of slavery and freedom began to conflict with each other.

  5. Cotton Gin • Slavery was becoming less popular in the North and South • Cotton Gin made it more profitable to produce cotton • It required more slaves to pick the cotton

  6. Dred Scott v. Sandford • Free States and Slave States: The Missouri Compromise • Scott sues for freedom • Scott lost: violates property rights

  7. Post Civil War • 14th Amendment: all people born in the United States are citizens and have equal rights • 15th Amendment: all citizens have the right to vote no matter there race or color • Ku Klux Klan-restore control of the south

  8. Voting • Poll tax-having to pay money to vote • Grandfather clause-you could only vote if your grandfather was able to vote • Literacy Tests-Reading tests • Intimidation-Threats from the KKK and others

  9. Plessy v. Ferguson • 1892 Homer Plessy sued over segregated railroad cars. Violations of equal protection of the law. • “Separate but Equal” • Two separate facilities are made

  10. Jim Crow Laws • Definition: Laws made to enforce segregation. • Examples • http://academic.udayton.edu/race/02rights/jcrow02.

  11. Mohandas Gandhi October 2, 1869-January 30, 1948 Born under British rule of India Non-violent civil disobedience Hinduism

  12. Mohandas Gandhi • Nonviolent resistance is a method of social change that employs strategies such as strikes, sit-ins, boycotts and civil disobedience • Violent resistance….. -

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