Living with Jim Crow

In its landmark case, Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court declared that segregation in public places (in this case, train cars) was constitutional, provided that the separate facilities were equal.  Thus the doctrine “separate but equal” allowed many Americans to forget the intention of the 14th Amendment to guarantee equal protection of the laws and an equal access to the privileges and immunities to all citizens.  Soon enough, a series of so-called Jim Crow laws emerged to enforce separation of the races.  Thus, aside from the de facto segregation that existed as a result of social customs and traditions, all four branches of government played a part in the deliberate construction of de jure (by law or legalized) segregation. Today and tomorrow you will learn more about that system by exploring the information and answering the questions in this webquest. You must have the completed activities submitted to turnitin.com and a printed version to bring to class on Monday, Dec. 2.

"12 Years a Slave"-Assignments

If you attended the field trip and saw the film, click here and complete the instructions.

If you did not attend the field trip please click here and follow the instructions.