Jim Crow Laws Using Evidence
Written Task	How did Jim Crow laws impact American society and African Americans?

Directions:Using information from the document above, please respond to the following task.

Task:Using the information from the documents above and your knowledge of US history, complete the following:

Imagine it is 1880, 15 years after the US Civil war has ended. You are a lawyer living through the Reconstruction Era in a Southern State. Your state has passed some Jim Crow laws segregating public spaces. Additionally, you have read the federal Civil Rights laws of 1866, 1870, and 1875; as such,you believe the Jim Crow laws are illegal. You have been invited to give a speech in front of your state legislature arguingagainst the legality of Jim Crow laws being passed by your state.

• Usingevidence from the Jim Crow laws you examined above, further examples ofJim Crow Laws, as well as evidence from theCivil Rights Acts of 1866, 1870, and 1875 - write the transcript of yourspeech arguing against the legality of Jim Crow laws.
  • You are arguing that Jim Crow laws & Black Codes areillegal.