Research Questions
- Birth of discrimination during Jim Crow’s era
- Anti-discrimination movement
- Ending period of existance of the Jim Crow’s era
Thesis Statement
In the first half of the twentieth century, African Americans have been experiencing social pressure and discrimination. Many actions have been done to reduce racism, but not all became beneficial in relation to black people living in America.
Sources
Tuttle, K. (2009). Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Oxford African American Studies Center.
In the South part of the USA in the middle of the 20th century, there was a strong discrimination against black people and many restaurants, cinemas, public toilets had signs “Whites Only” (Tuttle, 2009). The obstacles to the end of racism were created by Jim Crow, who suggested the idea to create a “separate but equal” movement. The U.S. Supreme Court accepted the idea, and existing discrimination was doubled, creating segregation in culture, education, healthcare industry, and interpersonal communication.
Lyons, D. Corrective Justice, Equal Opportunity, and the Legacy of Slavery and Jim Crow. The Boston University School of Law.
Indirect pressure on the discriminating group did not bring any benefits, and the separating carriages in the trains reinforced the negative effect. The movement that was difficult to approve by the Supreme Court gave rise to violence and fraud (Lyons). Humiliating attitude to black people led to the dismantling of the Jim Crow’s movement. After many years of researching National Association for the Advancement of Colored People appeared to stop racism in relation to black people (Tuttle, 2009). Consequently, Jim Crow’s influence has lost its original meaning.
Purnell, B. (1978). The Strange Careers of the Jim Crow North. New York University Press.
Fierce opponents of the Jim Crow’s “Separate but equal” standard began to arrange boycotts. Black people believed in their strength and staged a fight to overthrow Jim Crow and his movements (Purnell, 1978). However, different views of the south and north populations did not allow Jim Crow’s movement to disappear for a long time. And people till the end of “Separate but equal” were exposed to firing and rejecting because of mismatching perceptions of black people.