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An overview of the Jim Crow laws by Morgan Johnson Jim Crow laws were enacted during the backlash following the Reconstruction Era in the South. The purpose was to repeal gains made by Blacks after the Civil War and to prevent them from gaining the full benefit of citizenship. It is worthy to note t... More> What is a Jim Crow law? by Sybol Beard Jim Crow was a song and dance that started as a minstrel routine and attached itself to a law, a law to the music of which its creators wanted someone to jump without question. The new rule of conduct was that even though the slaves had been freed f... More>
	The NAACP: Using the justice system to bring about change by Can Tran The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is one of the oldest and most influential civil rights advocacy organizations in the United States. The group has been existent for almost 100 years. What not many people know is... More> Poetry: Inspired by Medgar Evers by T.C Leonard In the Name of Equality A man went off to fight a war And earned his sergeant's bars, Protecting friends and enemies In a country that was ours, But he returned to Jim Crow laws, The pain of segregation, Although he saw potential in The changing of ... More>
Why rules are essential for society by Danette M. Scott Rules and regulations are necessary to the function of any society because if they didn't exist there would be anarchy and chaos. If mankind had the ability to be trustworthy and practice the art of self control, there would be no need for rules and... More> Interracial relations under Apartheid in South Africa by Emmett Saigal Was segregation worse in the USA or in South Africa? As everyone should know, there were laws and regulations in both South Africa and the USA for many years, restricting black people’s rights and movements. In America, there were the Jim Crow... More>
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