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Local and state laws that were passed to take away African-American rights, in the South, were referred to as Jim Crow laws. There were dozens of these laws passed in the 1950s and 1960s.
African American leaders at the local level historically supported initiatives aimed at improving civil rights, education, and economic opportunities for their communities. They often advocated for desegregation, voter registration, and equitable access to public services. Additionally, many focused on fostering community organization and empowerment, promoting cultural pride, and addressing social injustices. Their grassroots efforts were crucial in mobilizing support for broader civil rights movements.
By law (the Bill of Rights' 19th amendment), all American women were able to vote after 1920. However, by local custom, some regions enacted poll taxes and so on to persuade people of color not to vote.
African America is located wherever there are large concentrations of African Americans (Black People) such as your local KFC, watermelon stand, or wherever Grape Kool-Aid is sold.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 eliminated literacy tests and stated that federal examiners could enroll voters who had been denied suffrage by local officials. It was a companion bill to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Local and state laws that were passed to take away African-American rights, in the South, were referred to as Jim Crow laws. There were dozens of these laws passed in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Jim Crowe.
Jim Crowe.
At your local dead African American storage warehouse.
During Reconstruction, most African American politicians held office at the state and local levels of government. While a few were elected to Congress, the majority served in state legislatures and local positions, particularly in Southern states. This was a significant period for African American political participation, as they sought to influence governance and advocate for civil rights. Their involvement was crucial in shaping policies and addressing issues faced by the African American community during that era.
The Black Codes were laws passed on the state and local level mainly in the rural Southern states in the United States to restrict the civil rights and civil liberties of African Americans. While some northern states also passed legislation discriminating against African Americans before the Civil War, the term Black Codes is most commonly associated with legislation passed by Southern states after the Civil War in an attempt to control the labor, movements and activities of African Americans.
The passage of the Fifteenth Amendment
Education and public health
Helped write new state constitutions.