Federal troops occupied the South to ensure fair elections and protect black people from discrimination.
Jim Crow Laws:
After federal troop withdrawal, Southern states enacted racist laws known as Jim Crow laws
These laws made it difficult or impossible for the government itself to discriminate against people.
Jim Crow is a reference to blackface.
Racism Overview and Historical Context
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Idea that if you combine blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and all of them there'll be more of those people than white people.
Racism overview article from 2021 mentioned.
Issues and controversies article showing both sides of the story present articles and news from different time periods in Mississippi history.
Historical Examples of Racism
The Birth of a Nation:
Silent movie depicting the Klan as heroes saving a southern town overrun by black people.
State representative donated a portrait of himself in full Klan regalia to the Old Capitol Museum.
Due to the wooded area in North Mississippi, the KKK members could not wear cones.
Jamaica example:
Proxy war controlled by gangs, with the CIA and KGB involved.
Bob Marley's neutral stance and unification concert.
Attempted assassination two days before the concert.
Thesis Statements and Types of Racism
Thesis statements:
Thesis statement that forecasts the main points of the paper.
Types of Racism:
Overt Racism:
Historical examples: Ross Barnett or Theodore Bilbo.
1972 government mandated school desegregation (JA and MRA mentioned).
Symbols and names referencing the Civil War (Rebels, Raiders, Patriots).