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Turn of the Century - Presentation
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Turn of the Century - Presentation
Segregation - Baldur
- Political power of African Americans was weakened step by step. by the turn of the 20th century, the government weakened their political power
- The ridiculous voting test from government in order to make the African American fail in the test and retrain their rights for voting.
- Jim Crow law: colored people should be separated in public and private places. The Supreme Court came to the verdict of “separate but equal” which allowed states to preserve segregated facilities.
Discrimination in the North - Andrew
Discrimination in the West - AJ
- Discrimination in the North towards African Americans was often more indirect rather than direct
- About 1% of Blacks in America attended school and were separated from whites
- African Americans were also forced to live in separate neighborhoods from whites
- Discrimination in the West was usually focused towards Mexican or Asian immigrants.
- Mexican immigrants were mostly forced into debt peonage – a system that bound laborers into slavery in order to pay off a debt to the employer.
- The integration or assimilation of these immigrants into white society allegedly was known as, “the greatest threat to Western civilization and the White Race”.
- The Gentlemen’s Agreement of 1907 and many major newspapers, like the Los Angeles Time and New York Time, contributed to this anti-Asian movement and xenophobia of Asian immigrants.
Discrimination - Ella
- Discrimination occurred because of the dramatic increase in immigration.
- This increase caused competition between groups due to their color, culture, religion, and other factors.
- Discrimination led to the creation of various laws and acts, such as the Jim Crow laws.
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