i) the legacy of reconstruction. a) southern leaders wanted to rebuild the south w/ industry
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I) The Legacy of I) The Legacy of ReconstructionReconstruction
A) Southern Leaders A) Southern Leaders wanted to rebuild the wanted to rebuild the South w/ IndustrySouth w/ Industry
A) Southern Leaders A) Southern Leaders wanted to rebuild the wanted to rebuild the South w/ IndustrySouth w/ Industry• 1) The avg. Southern income was
40% of a northerner
A) Southern Leaders A) Southern Leaders wanted to rebuild the wanted to rebuild the South w/ IndustrySouth w/ Industry• 1) The avg. Southern income was
40% of a northerner • 2) Freedman were severely
impoverished
A) Southern Leaders A) Southern Leaders wanted to rebuild the wanted to rebuild the South w/ IndustrySouth w/ Industry• 1) The avg. Southern income was
40% of a northerner • 2) Freedman were severely
impoverished• 3) Formerly Rich plantation owners
were forced to divide their land into small plots which they would rent to tenants
A) Southern Leaders A) Southern Leaders wanted to rebuild the wanted to rebuild the South w/ IndustrySouth w/ Industry• 1) The avg. Southern income was 40% of
a northerner • 2) Freedman were severely
impoverished• 3) Formerly Rich plantation owners were
forced to divide their land into small plots which they would rent to tenants – a. Tenant farmers- pay rent for land they
grow food on
A) Southern Leaders A) Southern Leaders wanted to rebuild the wanted to rebuild the South w/ IndustrySouth w/ Industry3) Formerly Rich plantation owners
were forced to divide their land into small plots which they would rent to tenants – a. Tenant farmers- pay rent for land
they grow food on – b. 1) Sharecropping- pay the rent
with part of their crop
A) Southern Leaders A) Southern Leaders wanted to rebuild the wanted to rebuild the South w/ IndustrySouth w/ Industry3) Formerly Rich plantation owners
were forced to divide their land into small plots which they would rent to tenants – a. Tenant farmers- pay rent for land
they grow food on – b. Sharecropping- pay the rent with
part of their crop• 1. Problems: had to borrow $ for tools, seeds,
etc.• 2. Low crop prices
B) B) Reversing Reversing ReconstructionReconstruction
B) B) Reversing Reversing ReconstructionReconstruction • 1. When the southern Democrats
regained control, they ended free public education
B) B) Reversing Reversing ReconstructionReconstruction • 1. When the southern Democrats
regained control, they ended free public education
• 2. Created New Voting Laws
B) B) Reversing Reversing ReconstructionReconstruction • 1. When the southern Democrats
regained control, they ended free public education
• 2. Created New Voting Laws – a. Must pay a poll tax- fee for voting
B) B) Reversing Reversing ReconstructionReconstruction • 1. When the southern Democrats
regained control, they ended free public education
• 2. Created New Voting Laws – a. Must pay a poll tax- fee for voting – b. Some areas had to pass a literacy
test
B) B) Reversing Reversing ReconstructionReconstruction • 1. When the southern Democrats
regained control, they ended free public education
• 2. Created New Voting Laws – a. Must pay a poll tax- fee for voting – b. Some areas had to pass a literacy test – c. Did not violate the 15th Amendment,
whites had to pass/pay too
B) B) Reversing Reversing ReconstructionReconstruction • 3. Jim Crow Laws - a slang term
for segregation laws Here is an illustration of Jim Crow, a stereotypical racist depiction of an African American man, dancing in a field. The term, "Jim Crow," would come to represent the segregated facilities in the South and the laws that provided for them.
B) B) Reversing Reversing ReconstructionReconstruction • 3. Jim Crow Laws - a slang term
for segregation laws • 4. Segregation- the forced
separation of races in public places
B) B) Reversing Reversing ReconstructionReconstruction • 5. Plessy v. Ferguson
B) B) Reversing Reversing ReconstructionReconstruction • 5. Plessy v. Ferguson
– a. Some thought Jim Crow Laws violated 14th amendment
B) B) Reversing Reversing ReconstructionReconstruction • 5. Plessy v. Ferguson
– a. Some thought Jim Crow Laws violated 14th amendment
– b. Supreme Court ruled that as long as the facilities were equal, they could be separate
C) C) African- American African- American responses to responses to SegregationSegregation
C) C) African- American African- American responses to responses to SegregationSegregation • 1. Open Disobedience
C) C) African- American African- American responses to responses to SegregationSegregation • 1. Open Disobedience
– a. some openly violated the laws
C) C) African- American African- American responses to responses to SegregationSegregation • 1. Open Disobedience
– a. some openly violated the laws\– b. W.E.B. Dubois would later
encourage blacks to stand up to discrimination
C) C) African- American African- American responses to responses to SegregationSegregation • 2. Migration
– a. Some moved North
C) C) African- American African- American responses to responses to SegregationSegregation • 2. Migration
– a. Some moved North – b. Other returned to Africa
C) C) African- American African- American responses to responses to SegregationSegregation • 2. Migration
– a. Some moved North – b. Other returned to Africa – c. Some stayed put and attempted to
create tight knit communities that educated the youth
D) Reconstruction was D) Reconstruction was a FAILURE!!!a FAILURE!!!