Jim Crow Stories
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First, visit Wikipedia and look up “Jim Crow Laws.” Define what Jim Crow Laws were. Also, explain
the difference between de jure and de facto segregation.
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Second, visit www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories.html. Here you will find a ton of information
about the Jim Crow era. Read the brief introduction then click on “People.” For each of the people
listed below, read what the web site has to say about them, then write a brief summary of who they
were and what work they did to fight against Jim Crow laws and for the rights of black people.
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Charlotte Hawkins Brown
W.E.B. Du Bois
Marcus Garvey
Philip Randolph
Booker T. Washington
Madam C.J. Walker
Ida B. Wells
And one more person you pick yourself
Finally, write a short reflection on which one of the above people you wrote about you identify with
the most and why you identify most with that person.
Jim Crow Stories

First, visit Wikipedia and look up “Jim Crow Laws.” Define what Jim Crow Laws were. Also, explain
the difference between de jure and de facto segregation.

Second, visit www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories.html. Here you will find a ton of information
about the Jim Crow era. Read the brief introduction then click on “People.” For each of the people
listed below, read what the web site has to say about them, then write a brief summary of who they
were and what work they did to fight against Jim Crow laws and for the rights of black people.
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

Charlotte Hawkins Brown
W.E.B. Du Bois
Marcus Garvey
Philip Randolph
Booker T. Washington
Madam C.J. Walker
Ida B. Wells
And one more person you pick yourself
Finally, write a short reflection on which one of the above people you wrote about you identify with
the most and why you identify most with that person.