Jim Crow laws sought to prevent the full integration of African American men into society. This included law-mandated segregation in all public facilities. It also included various forms of civil liberties suppression. Black men did not have the same rights to free speech, especially on the subject of racial equality, There were also several measures, such as voter tax and ID laws, that prevented African American men from being able to vote.
<span>The Lone Star Republic. At the time Spain granted independence to Mexico in 1821, the land now comprising the state of Texas was very sparsely populated. The Mexican government actually encouraged the settlement of the area by American pioneers.
