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Q: Why were Jim Crow laws separate but equal?
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Are jim crow laws the same as separate but equal laws?

no they are not equal laws


What is another name for Jim Crow laws?

segregation laws or 'separate but equal' laws.


What was used to declare Jim crow laws constitutional in the 1880s?

The separate but equal doctrine


What is Jim Crow most famous for?

Jim Crow is most famous for his "Jim Crow Laws," which said that certain facilities in the South were to be racially segregated, coining the phrase, "separate but equal."


What are Jim crow laws and what do they mean?

The Jim Crow laws were laws that made segregation and discrimination legal after the civil war. They were named after a popular song called, "Jim Crow". These laws established a "separate is equal" system between the two races. These laws said that the blacks were not allowed into restraunts, public restrooms, boarding stations, parks, theatres, and many more. In 1896 in the Plessey vs. Ferguson case said that separate facilties were constitutional encouraged. But, in 1954 the Jim Crow Laws were overruled and destroyed.


What is the name given to the laws that created a policy of separate but equal that meant blacks were segregated from whites?

Jim crow laws


What is the name given to the laws that created a policy of separate but equal that meant the blacks were segregated from whites?

Jim crow laws


Which Supreme Court case upheld the Jim Crow Laws?

Plessy vs Ferguson was the court case that supported Jim Crow laws stating that "seperate but equal" was constitutional.


What did many southern states adopt to limit the freedom of African Americans?

They passed Jim Crow laws and what they called equal but separate laws.


What was the consequences of the Jim Cow laws and the Plessey v Ferguson?

Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the south's practice of 'separate but equal' policies, a/k/a 'Jim Crow Laws'.


What things caused the Jim crow laws to become nonexistent?

brown v. board of education. it ended the Jim crow laws. this all occured because of Charles hamilton Houston. he challenged racial segregation which became a forerunner of brown v. board of education. this was the finalization of Jim crow laws. separate but equal was gone cause it wasn't really, well, equal.


What name was given to the segregation laws in the south?

Jim Crow laws