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There were no "separate but equal" laws for slaves. Slaves were considered unequal and were treated as such.

The laws requiring racially "separate but equal" public accommodations are called Jim Crow laws, and developed in reaction to the Civil War and Reconstruction. After the slaves were emancipated, the United States ratified the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution, outlawing slavery, attempting to create equal protection for African-Americans, and granting African-American men the right to vote. Many white people opposed equality for former slaves, and felt threatened by the new social order. Jim Crow laws were a desperate attempt to keep African-Americans "in their place," because many whites considered them inferior.

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Are jim crow laws the same as separate but equal laws?

no they are not equal laws


What does the tern separate but equal mean?

"Separate but equal" was an important topic of the mid-1900s. African Americans were not slaves of Caucasians anymore, but they were slaves to the unconstitutional law of the United States at the time. Laws that did not follow our constitution at the time rung, "separate but equal." However, life was anything but equal during the mid-1900s - the fact in itself that things were separate meant that things were unequal. Think: if people are equal, why the need to separate them?Many whites during this time period did not approve of Jim Crow laws, but many of the same people did not speak up. In that era, people that did not follow the plan, were fired from their jobs, their friends left them, no one would speak to them, and worst of all, they (both Caucasians and African Americans) were often beaten and/or murdered. Almost all African Americans during the time felt that Jim Crow laws were unfair.


How do you use Jim crow laws in a sentence?

In the beginning of his speech King references the Emancipation Proclamation which freed the slaves but began the era of the Jim Crow laws which made persons of color "separate but equal" ensuring segregation and encouraging inhumane behavior by white citizens.


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

The separate but equal doctrine


In the movie Separate but Equal what were the facts behind the case?

In the movie Separate but Equal the basic facts behind the case revolved around the segregation of schools. The 14th amend was brought before the supreme court on whether the separate but equal laws were unconstitutional.

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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 does the tern separate but equal mean?

"Separate but equal" was an important topic of the mid-1900s. African Americans were not slaves of Caucasians anymore, but they were slaves to the unconstitutional law of the United States at the time. Laws that did not follow our constitution at the time rung, "separate but equal." However, life was anything but equal during the mid-1900s - the fact in itself that things were separate meant that things were unequal. Think: if people are equal, why the need to separate them?Many whites during this time period did not approve of Jim Crow laws, but many of the same people did not speak up. In that era, people that did not follow the plan, were fired from their jobs, their friends left them, no one would speak to them, and worst of all, they (both Caucasians and African Americans) were often beaten and/or murdered. Almost all African Americans during the time felt that Jim Crow laws were unfair.


How do you use Jim crow laws in a sentence?

In the beginning of his speech King references the Emancipation Proclamation which freed the slaves but began the era of the Jim Crow laws which made persons of color "separate but equal" ensuring segregation and encouraging inhumane behavior by white citizens.


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


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

The separate but equal doctrine


In the movie Separate but Equal what were the facts behind the case?

In the movie Separate but Equal the basic facts behind the case revolved around the segregation of schools. The 14th amend was brought before the supreme court on whether the separate but equal laws were unconstitutional.


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 did Plessy vs Ferguson establish?

Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) established the "separate but equal" doctrine that allowed Jim Crow segregation laws to flourish throughout the United States. This doctrine was held to be unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment in Brown v. Board of Education, (1954).


Who established a separate but equal doctrine?

The separate but equal doctrine was established by the United States Supreme Court in the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson. This ruling upheld racial segregation laws under the principle that states could provide separate facilities for different races, as long as they were equal in quality.


Did slaves have the right to equal treatment?

No slaves did not have right to equal treatment!