Jim Crow Laws
Grade 7•45 minutes•Civil Rights
Learning Objective
I can explain how Jim Crow Laws violated the civil rights of African Americans.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
View questions preview
1. Define Jim Crow Laws and explain where the name originated.
2. Describe the main goal of Jim Crow Laws in the Southern states after the Civil War.
3. Explain how Southern states used methods other than directly denying the right to vote based on race to disenfranchise African Americans. Give at least two specific examples from the video.
...and 4 more questions
Educational Video
Jim Crow Laws In the South
NBC News Learn