?The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow? Essay -- essays research papers

In 1863 Jim Crow was performing black face in major production halls. Jim Crow became a simble of racial discrimation. The erra of Jim Crow had begon at this time. This erra was a time were Jim Crow pushed for blacks have there rights taken from them. During the Jim Crow erra a lot of resterants and bathrooms had signs hanging outside that said coloreds only. Many blacks were fighting to start their commintuies because they felt this was the only way they would have rights.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  In 1919 the Klu Kluc Klan ( KKK) became a national power. The Klan was major powerhouse behind Jim Crow. Blacks were not just going to stand by and let the Klan have control over them, so b;acks used the power of the press and the courts to fight back against the klan.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Then the video placed itself back to when Lincoln was presdent of the united states. The narrator talked about how Lincoln did not want the war to be about freeing slaves but , for the war to be about saving the union. During this times the balcks thought that linciln was fighting for them and all they wanted was to have rights. These rights consisted of land , education, ablity to vote ,, but mosting importantly was alnd they believe if theey owned land they were free. In South Carolina blacks had built their own schools, churches and communitys , on the land that they were given during the war. When Andrew Jackson was eleceted into office he did not like the idea fro blacks have their own land. So Andrew Jackson orderd Oliver O Howard a Christian general to remove the black people off the land they had made their homes. Oliver Howard called ammeting at the town hall and some were around 2,000 people attended.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  In 1866 Congress passed the 14th and 15th amendments because the south was not looking out for the better intreates of the blacks. At this time reconstruction had began. Around the time reconstruction had began , most black people felt that they did not have to work in the fields or work at hard labor jobs. So they started electing other black man into office so that they could have rights and voice in the government. Also these officals helped with getting schools and education for the black population.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  At this time the KKK wanted all of the ex-slaves to fall back into place were they belonged... ...et them run it!† Montgumery wanted a safe place for blacks to live and grow as people. Mound Bayou was very proprose. When Missippi wanted to put in place the Jim Crow laws , Iza Montgumery was delegated to vote against the idea. But Iza voted for the a law against uneducation blacks would not be able to vote. Many blacks acrossed the nation felt this was tresion. Montgumery said that blacks had already lost. Booker T. Washington was mad like Fredrick Douglas. Booker was able to talk to talk to anyone. Booker sureached ideas for a white and black comprmisse. September 25th was calimed Negero day. Booker want to speak and people complained that there was a â€Å"nigger† giving a speech . Almost as if they felt he was unable to speak because he was black. Booker said to the white people we can be as seprate as two fingers but as close as the hand. That speech caused massive confusion for the blacks in the south. Although the white people at the rally were very happy an d impressed by the way Booker talked. To blacks this idea was called the Atlanta Comprimse. Dispite any Advances by blacks they were all surpressed because Jim Crow had complete control over the power of the United States.