Question

Explain 2 ways the Southern states discriminated against black citizens.

Answer 1

-Literary tests for voting. This prevented African Americans from voting, as they were refused an education.

-Separate but equal doctrine. After the 14th amendment, this legal doctrine was implemented to “protect” the rights of African Americans. This meant African Americans were segregated by race, but “ostensibly ensured equal opportunity to all races”. This is where you’d see black water fountains, and white water fountains, or black Americans being forced to the back of the bus.