Which statement describes how relations between blacks and whites changed from the antebellum (before the Civil War) South to th
e Jim Crow era? A. Whites and blacks had never associated with one another before the war but were free to do so under Jim Crow. B. Before the war, blacks and whites often had close ties despite slavery, but under Jim Crow they were kept apart. C. The laws of the Jim Crow era recognized no differences between blacks and whites. D. After the war, blacks and whites were treated equally in public places, such as restaurants and railroad cars.
Before the war, blacks and whites often had close ties despite slavery, but under Jim Crow were kept apart (B). As a result of Jim Crow laws African Americans and white populations in the American south were separated by a large legal apparatus that was created to prevent their interaction and coexistence. Although slavery led to distorted levels of contact between blacks and whites before the Civil War there was more contact than occurred during the Jim Crow period of the south which used racially oppressive laws to segregate races in the South.
