Question

What were Jim Crow laws and how did Plessy V. Ferguson support the development and codification of these laws?

Answer 1

Arrested, tried and convicted in New Orleans of a violation of one of Louisiana's racial segregation laws, he appealed through Louisiana state courts to the U.S. Supreme Court and lost. The resulting "separate but equal" decision against him had wide consequences for civil rights in the United States.

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Answer 2

Jim Crow laws are laws used after slavery was abolished. The south used them to discriminate against black people while staying under the law. Examples of this is having to take a reading test before voting, which meant that most black people could not vote since they were never taught to read during slavery. This lead to discrimination and segregation throughout the US