8 min read
This study guide covers the Jim Crow era, focusing on segregation, disenfranchisement (literacy tests, poll taxes, grandfather clauses), and key legal cases like Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education. It also examines African American resistance, including the work of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, the role of the Black press, and strategies like boycotts. The guide uses The Red Record and images of segregated facilities as primary sources and provides practice questions and exam tips.
Give us your feedback and let us know how we can improve
Question 1 of 14
The term 'Jim Crow' initially emerged from what form of entertainment? 🎭
Minstrel shows
Vaudeville acts
Radio dramas
Traveling circuses