“The Jim Crow laws were laws and ordinances established between 1874 and 1975 to separate the white and black races in the American South. In theory, this was to create "separate but equal" treatment, but in practice, Jim Crow laws condemned black citizens to inferior treatment and facilities. Jim Crow laws created tension and a lack of respect from whites toward blacks. These laws separated blacks and whites from each other and show how race determines how an individual is treated. Jim Crow laws are laws that target black people. These laws determine how an individual is treated by limiting their education, defining specific places where blacks and whites can or cannot go, and the penalties for the "crime" committed. What are Jim Crow laws? These are a series of rules and precautions that are aimed at black people and do not always mean that black people agree with Jim Crow laws. First passed in the North, well before the Civil War, these laws were based on the theory of white supremacy. In the depression-ridden 1890s, racism appealed to whites who feared losing their jobs to blacks. (A Brief History of Jim Crow Laws). The Supreme Court ruled that public facilities would be segregated by blacks and whites, soon to be called "separate but equal," in 1896. Then two years later, the court determined that black men could not vote, Southern states began limiting voting rights. to those who owned property or knew how to read well, to those whose grandfathers had been able to vote, to those who had “good morals”, to those who paid electoral taxes. Guess what, that meant only one percent could pass these new laws. These laws affected everyone. Blacks and whites could not work in the same place...... middle of paper ......ks Quoted "A Brief History of Jim Crow" April 30, 2014 http://www.crf-usa.org /black-history-month/a-brief-history-of-jim-crow “Jim Crow Laws” May 1. 2014http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/teachinger/glossary/jim-crow-laws.cfm “Jim Crow Laws.” April 23. 2014. http://www.us-history.com/pages/h1559.html “Jim Crow Laws-Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site.” April 22. 2014. http://www.nps.gov/malu/forteachers/jim_crow_laws.htm “National Council of Black Women.” April 28, 2014 http://www.ncnw.org/about/bethune.htm “Separate is not equal.” April 24. 2014. http://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/history/1-segregated/jim-crow.html “The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow.” April 22. 2014 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow “What was Jim Crow? » May 1st. 2014 http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/what.htm