Slavery in America edit
Slavery began during the 1600's in America. Slave is a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.White American went to Africa and capture African to America and be their slave. Slave did not have a good life. Slave has a tough life. They does not treat equally as the others, because of their colored skin. They get wiped all the time, their master can whip them when ever they want they don't have to have a reason to whip them. Some slave are forced to have a new English name. There are two ways that they sell the slave, the auction and the scramble.
Life of a Slave edit
Slaves has to live under the slave code. Slave does not own any property. Northern state and southern state has different law for the slave. In the southern states, slaves are not allowed to get married, have property, be free, or make choices about their lives. [2] Slaves had to normally ask the permission of their master before marrying. Some slaves married partners from neighboring abroad. The slaves were the property of their master, so they have to do what ever they were told to do and the slaves are not getting paid. Slaves are not allow to own any property, give evidence against white people, or leave the plantation without permission.[3]
Jim Crow edit
Jim Crow is a name of a law. It is a statutes, beginning in the 1890s that required segregation of public services by race. In 1800s's Jim Crow is a really common term, racial segregation is legal in most of the Southern United States. [4]
This name came from a minstrel show routine called "Jump Jim Crow" in which a white entertainer in black face performed unflattering caricatures of African American song and dance. [5] Supreme Court made this law because they wanted to used "separate but equal" rule to segregate the race in public school, used of transportation, recreation, sleeping and eating facilities. For example in Oklahoma required that whites and black use separate telephone booths. Arkansas specified gambling tables, and many courts provided separate Bibles for swearing witnesses.[6]
Segregation edit
American segregate white people and colored people with everything. White American and colored American would not share the same thing. For example water fountain, school, bus, restaurant, restroom and waiting room. White American does not treated the slave well. This segregation happened after the civil war, because the African American wants to join the citizen of America. However most of the white american treat them with ignorance, racism, and self-interest.By 1900,North and South came up with a new law, a segregated society that condemned Americans of color to second-class citizenship.[7]
Voting Restrictions edit
In the south the white American thought that African American has too much power and rights if they can vote, White American were afraid if African American had too much power they would take over the government. Therefore the government came up with a new law, and made it harder for the African American to vote, like [[poll tax], literacy tests, property test and grandfather clauses. Usually African American found difficulties to pay the poll tax, poll tax its a fee that you has to pay before they vote. However some of the African American could pay the poll tax and the government really wants to prevent the Africans to vote, so they came up with literacy test, African Americans didn't had much education, so if they can't pass the test, they couldn't vote. Some of the poor whites had they same condition as the African American, they didn't have money to pay the poll tax, or pass the literacy test, so they came up with the grandfather clause. If their grandfather can vote, then their children can vote. [8]
References edit
- ^ "Slavery From Africa to the Americas", Chrisrine Hatt. peter Bedrick Books New York.1997.
- ^ David Bryon Davis, "Slavery," World Book Encyclopedia. Volume 17 S-Sn, 2005 edition.
- ^ "Slavery From Africa to the Americas", Chrisrine Hatt. peter Bedrick Books New York.1997.
- ^ Alton Hornsby,Jr, "Jim Crow" World Book Encyclopedia. Volume 11 J-K, 1997 edition.
- ^ American : Pathways to the present Andrew Cayton Prentice Hall pg 565 Life at the Turn of the Twentieth Century "The World of Jim Crow"
- ^ Joe R.Feagin, "Segregation" World Book Encyclopedia. Volume 17 S-Sn, 1997 edition.
- ^ [1], Separate Is Not Equal, 17 March 2014
- ^ American : Pathways to the present Andrew Cayton Prentice Hall pg 565 Life at the Turn of the Twentieth Century "The World of Jim Crow"