John Robert Lewis (born February 21, 1940) is an American politician and civil rights leader. He is the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district, serving since 1987, and is the dean of the Georgia congressional delegation. His district includes three-quarters of Atlanta.
For the question given above, the answer is TRUE. Jim Crow laws made "separate but equal" legal and provided legal oppression of blacks.
<span>After the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision, segregation became even more ensconced through a battery of Southern laws and social customs known as “Jim Crow.” Schools, theaters, restaurants, and transportation cars were segregated. Poll taxes, literacy requirements, and grandfather clauses not only prevented blacks from voting, but also made them ineligible to serve on jury pools or run for office.</span>
The three-fifths compromise was basically congress deeming that a slave was three fifths of a person. So I do believe that it is the first one: States representation in congress based on slave population
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