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The main characters went to an all black school. This is because of the Jim Crow laws.
Laws known as "Jim Crow" laws.
Jim Crow laws
Jim Crow laws were founded on racial segregation which meant that there had to be restricted civil rights and freedoms of the black race. With the Jim Crow laws, blacks were not allowed to share the same public facilities with the white race.
Jim Crow laws
The discriminatory laws enacted in response to the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were the Jim Crow Laws.
It wasn't stopped until after the civil war. Even with the civil war amendments former slaves were still treated as slaves and denied civil rights with the Jim Crow laws.
Enforcement
The main characters went to an all black school. This is because of the Jim Crow laws.
Laws known as "Jim Crow" laws.
Jim Crow laws
The discriminatory laws enacted in response to the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were the Jim Crow Laws.
They passed Jim Crow laws.
Jim Crow laws were founded on racial segregation which meant that there had to be restricted civil rights and freedoms of the black race. With the Jim Crow laws, blacks were not allowed to share the same public facilities with the white race.
laws passed in the south following the Civil War that enforced segregation
The 14th and 15th amendments were passed later. But, also were Jim Crow laws that encouraged segregation.
Jim Crow laws