RACE ISSUES IN AMERICA

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RACE ISSUES IN AMERICA
1929 1990 (Racism, segregation and the KKK)
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Treatment of African Americans
Slavery was abolished in 1863 and under the
American constitution this gave black people
equality. SOUTHERN STATES found a way of making
sure that black people were not equal.

• JIM CROW LAWS (1870 1950s)
• This law segregated (split up) black and white
  people.
• In theory facilities had to be separate but
  equal. In practice they were not.
• Schools, buses, cafes, leisure facilities,
  cinemas and even toilets were segregated.

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Can you identify types of places that were
segregated in the South?
Which do you think of these was most humiliating
for black people and why?
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The KKK (or Ku Klux Klan)

• KU KLUX KLAN (1866 - )
• They were mainly active in the SOUTH.
• They wanted WHITE SUPREMACY. (all other races,
  especially black people to be subservient to
  white people)
• They had judges, police, congressmen, and
  other important people as members making
  them impossible to stop.
• They also hated Communists, anarchists,
  Catholics, Jews and immigrants.

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• Study the images above and explain what you
  think is most shocking about them and why?

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• Using this source and your own knowledge,
  explain why the Klan were difficult to stop.

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The KKK were feared because as well as being
powerful and secretive, they beat up black
peopletarred and featheredraped and lynched
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What always seems to be present at Klan meetings
and marches?
What does this show about the Klan?
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The End
All images sourced from The National Library of
Congress. (www.loc.gov) As far as the author is
aware there are no known restrictions on
publication.