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Segregation and Accommodation

Question 1 • [HSSUS] US History, Sem 1 (26-27)

Which of these statements are examples of Jim Crow laws? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Answer
A
White students attended different schools than African American students.
B
African Americans could vote if they paid a poll tax and took literacy tests.
C
Women were not allowed to vote.
D
African Americans could not go to the same restaurants or theaters as whites.

Explanation

Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans, especially in the South. Separate schools (A), voting restrictions such as poll taxes and literacy tests (B), and separate restaurants or theaters (D) are examples. The restriction on women voting (C) was gender-based, not a Jim Crow law.

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