african americans

Migration and work- emancipation gave AA freedom so moved seeking higher paid jobs in south and west, AA population doubled to 8 million

Migration and work- most AAs in the south were s………… who got low prices for their produce, advantage to have cheap workers for such l…… intensive crops, gave freedmen a living but suffered when boll w…… damaged the cotton but movement towards more landownership

Sharecroppers, labour, weevil

Migration north- black population practically d…… in north and west, small group of AAs moved into the NY district of h……. and first black ghetto developed, AAs barred from TUs, didn’t face l….. segregation but faced discrimination- but black culture developing

Doubled, Harlem, legal

Formal segregation south- developing even before end of reconstruction, Jim c….. laws developed and .. states introduced formal segregation, m……. increased fear of equality, social d………. created hierarchy- AAs seen as lazy, facilities weren’t good quality

Crow, 8, migration, Darwinism

North compared to south- south= Jim Crow laws constitutionally justified, in north- o… passed civil rights laws which set precedent , 189..= 17 states, statues were w… with little enforcement

Ohio, 1895, weak

Loss of franchise- politics showed declining AA interest, Garfield thought e……. would fix but died, Arthur and Cleveland had little interest, s….. wanted to limit political rights, furious of vote, 15th amendment didn’t fix g….. discrimination, south almost eliminated right to v….

Education, south, gender, vote

Oppression- lynching became more commonplace due to KKK, Ida B w…..- black newspaper woman- defended black males against lawlessness of lynching- was ran out of town, lynching was regarded as a p….. event, all w….. juries would not convict them

Wells, public, white

Education- 188..= senator introduced education bill to give million to all s…..- rejected by congress, whites feared black education due to l…. system, number of AAs in school d…….. in 10 years, schools often closed down to pick cotton - by 1890 in north had i…….. schools and admitted some AAs to uni

1882, schools, labour, doubled, integrated