“Jim Crow laws were statutes and ordinances established between 1874 and 1975 to separate the black and white races in the American South. In theory, this was about creating “separate but equal” treatment, but in practice Jim Crow laws condemned black citizens to inferior treatment and facilities. Jim Crows laws created tension and disrespect towards blacks by whites. These laws separated blacks and whites from each other and show how race determines how an individual is treated. Jim Crow laws are laws aimed at blacks. These laws determine how an individual is treated by limiting their education, establishing specific places where blacks and whites could or could not go, and punishments for the "crime" committed. What are Jim Crow laws? These are a set of rules and precautions aimed at blacks and do not always mean that blacks agree with Jim Crow laws. First passed in the North, long before the Civil War, such laws were based on the theory of white supremacy. In the Depression-ridden 1890s, racism appealed to whites who feared losing their jobs to blacks. (A Brief History of Jim Crow Laws). The Supreme Court decided that public facilities would be segregated by blacks and whites, soon called “separate but equal,” in 1896. Then two years later the court ruled that black men could not vote and Southern states began restricting right to vote. to those who owned property or could read well, to those whose grandparents had been able to vote, to those who had a "good character", to those who paid poll taxes. Guess what, this meant that only 1% could pass these new laws. These laws affected everyone. Blacks and whites could not work in the same role...... center of paper ......ks Cited “A Brief History of Jim Crow” April 30, 2014http://www.crf-usa.org/ black -history-month/a-brief-history-of-jim-crow“Jim Crow Laws” May 1. 2014 http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/teachinger/glossary/jim-crow-laws.cfm “Jim Crow Laws.” April 23. 2014. http://www.us-history.com/pages/h1559.html“Jim Crow Laws-Martin Luther King Jr.” National Historic Site. April 22. 2014. http://www.nps.gov/malu/forteachers/jim_crow_laws.htm“National Council of Negro Women.” April 28, 2014 http://www.ncnw.org/about/bethune.htm“Separate is not equal.” April 24. 2014. http://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/history/1-segregated/jim-crow.html“The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow.” April 22. 2014 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow“What was Jim Crow” May 1. 2014 http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/what.htm