Question

Beginning in the late 1800s, “Jim Crow laws” began to be passed by a number of states in the U.S., most notably in the states in the
region. The were laws that discriminated against African Americans, denying them many rights enjoyed by other citizens. They became more commonplace following the Supreme Court’s ruling in the 1896 case
. This allowed people to be
by race as long as the facilities were deemed to be
facilities.

Answer 1

Beginning in the late 1800s, “Jim Crow laws” began to be passed by a number of states in the U.S., most notably in the Southern states. They were laws that discriminated against African Americans, denying them many rights enjoyed by other citizens. They became more commonplace following the Supreme Court’s ruling in the 1896 case Plessy v. Ferguson. This allowed people to be segregated by race as long as the facilities were deemed to be "separate but equal" facilities.

(That "separate but equal" doctrine was later overturned by Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.)