Racial Inequality in the New South and Its Impacts

Sharecropping

System where tenants farm land for owners' protection.

Exploitation

Unfair treatment of sharecroppers by landowners.

Power Imbalance

Disproportionate control of landowners over tenants.

Reinstated Slavery

Sharecropping kept tenants in perpetual debt.

Economic Mobility

Ability to improve economic status; limited for tenants.

Agricultural Economy

Southern economy reliant on human labor, hindering growth.

Dependency on Northern Capital

South's reliance on Northern businesses for financial support.

Economic Autonomy

Independence in economic decisions; lacking in the South.

Environmental Degradation

Deterioration of the environment due to agricultural practices.

Plessy v. Ferguson

Supreme Court case legalizing racial segregation laws.

Jim Crow Laws

State laws enforcing racial segregation in the South.

Separate but Equal

Doctrine allowing segregation if facilities were equal.

Civil Rights Erosion

Decline of civil rights advancements post-Plessy ruling.

Brown v. Board of Education

Case overturning segregation in public education.

14th Amendment

Constitutional amendment guaranteeing equal protection under law.