Continuation of Jim Crow Laws (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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De jure segregation definition
De jure segregation definition
Segregation by law; official laws requiring separate facilities
De facto segregation definition
De facto segregation definition
Segregation in practice without specific laws requiring it
Case establishing 'separate but equal' doctrine
Case establishing 'separate but equal' doctrine
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Poll taxes definition
Poll taxes definition
Fees required to register to vote, targeting poor black voters
How literacy tests excluded black voters
How literacy tests excluded black voters
Subjectively administered to pass whites, fail literate blacks
All-white primaries definition
All-white primaries definition
Democratic primaries restricted to white voters only
Restrictive covenants definition
Restrictive covenants definition
Property deed clauses preventing sales to black buyers
Negro Baseball League purpose
Negro Baseball League purpose
Separate league for black professional baseball players
Year Jackie Robinson broke baseball's colour barrier
Year Jackie Robinson broke baseball's colour barrier
1947
Year Brown v. Board of Education ended school segregation
Year Brown v. Board of Education ended school segregation
1954