Jim+Crow+Laws

​ **//JIM CROW LAWS//**

Some of the Laws are........
 * The Jim Crow Laws**- any state law discriminating against black persons.

1.a black man could not offer his hand to a white man for it implied social equalness. 2.white and black men were not supposed to eat together if they did whites were served first and a partition was put between them 3.if a black man touched a white woman on any part of the body he could be acussed of rape 4.black people could not show affection for each other publicly 5.black people had to sit in the back or the trunk of a car if a white man was driving 6.white motorist always had the right of way There were also laws on if a black person was having a conversation with a white man such as 1.black men could not imply that a white man was lying 2.black men could not say that a white man was doing or going to do something of dishonorable intention 3.a black man could never suggest a white person is from a lower social class than you 4.black men could never display superior knowledge over a white man. 5.a black man could not curse at a white man 6.black men could not laugh at a white man 7. a black man could not comment on a white womans apperance

The phrase 'Jim Crow' originated from an African American character in an old song, it was also was a popular dance in the 1820s. There was a rise in the 1880s of the usage of 'Jim Crow' as a reference to the practice or laws for the seperation of blacks and whites. Areas such as railways, streetcars, public waiting rooms, restraunts, boardinghouses, theaters, and public parks were seperate. There were also seperate hospitals, schools, and other public areas due to the segregation of blacks and whites.