Jim Crow Leadership In America

Student’s Name:Professor’s Name:Course:Date:The Jim Crow created rule that were discriminatory to the African American society. Jim Crow imposed laws on the southern states that enhanced slavery since 1877 and 1960. The laws were a way of maintaining racial segregation following the Civil War. The laws called for better treatment of the White community in comparison to the black community. The separation occurred in schools, and public transportation. With time, the segregation expanded to other areas like cemeteries and restaurant. Any person of color was subject to the Jim Crow laws. These laws were meant to show that white people are superior to black people. The Jim Crow era began in 1877, after the Supreme Court rejected an attempt to eliminate a law that prohibited segregation. This rule later evolved in 1883 when the Supreme Court changed the segregation rule to a concept of “separate but equal”. As the law began, several states implemented the law to separate the public modes of transportation for blacks and whites. The facilities that were set aside for the black folks were inferior to those set aside for the white people. The new law called for the white and black individuals to use different facilities