Separate But Equal

Hi, my name is Bailey Leonard and I would like to teach you about people who could only drink from colored water fountains they were BLACK CHILDREN and BLACK ADULTS back when we didn't have any laws the white thought they could control us until Harriet Tubman, Dr.King, and Rosa Parks. Things to know about Harriet Tubman.

During the Civil War, she became the first woman to lead an armed military raid in June 1863. She was also a Union scout, spy, and nurse. She was a suffragist who fought for women's rights. She established a nursing home for African Americans on her property in Auburn, NY.

Things to know about Dr.King.

His adoption of nonviolent resistance to achieve equal rights for Black Americans earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. King is remembered for his masterful oratorical skills, most memorably in his "I Have a Dream" speech.

Things to know about Rosa Parks.

In 1955, Parks rejected a bus driver's order to leave a row of four seats in the "colored" section once the white section had filled up and moved to the back of the bus. Her defiance sparked a successful boycott of buses in Montgomery a few days later. Residents refused to board the city's buses.

In the text, "Reconstruction occurred after the Civil War. Because of all of the devastation caused during the war, lands and locations in the South had to be renovated or even rebuilt in some instances! People also had to find a new way to live as everything changed after the war." this shows that after the war they had to make changes to lots of things.

In the text, "Reconstruction was over but African Americans didn't have many more rights than had before. In fact, the compromise of 1877 ensured that the south could govern itself without the north telling them what to do. States and cities in the south began passing "separate but equal"laws. These laws would become known as the jim crow laws." this shows that they wanted to make laws equal

Q&A

In what way can you make sure that those around you are treated fairly?

You can choose to leave someone out because they are different from you.
you can choose to only be nice to people like you.
you can choose to include and be nice to everyone around you.
You chose to include and be nice to everyone around you

What were the results of "separate but equal laws"?

African Americans had a few restrictions but not many
African Americans were treated unfairly in many aspects of life.
The North thought these laws were okay
African Americans did not mind the way things were segregated.

What happened as a result of Reconstruction?

The north had to be renovated.
People had to find jobs in other countries.
African Americans were free but didn't have many more rights than they had before.
African Americans were given jobs working in the government.

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