Face of Freedom

Face of Freedom Read the prompt below and use your knowledge of the me period to write your response. You are welcome to refer back to the lesson; however, all content should be in your own words. Explain how freedoms for African Americans were socially, poli cally, and economically limited from 1865 to 1920. Your response should consist of three paragraphs (consis ng of at least 5 sentences in each paragraph), including one paragraph for each of the following: social limita ons, poli cal limita ons, and economic limita ons. For each paragraph, you must use at least one person, term, or event from the Lesson and include the following: • describe who or what the person, term, or event is in full sentences • explain how the person, term, or event limited African Americans' experiences in the South in full sentences Even though slavery ended in 1865, African Americans in the South s ll went through a lot of social limita ons. Southern states made jim crow laws, which forced black and white people to use separate public places like schools, restaurants, and buses. These laws made segrega on seem natural in everyday life. In the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, the court ruled that segrega on was allowed as long as facili es were separate but equal. However the facili es for African Americans were usually way worse, which kept them treated unfairly. Social Limita ons Poli cal Limita ons African Americans also faced many poli cal challenges a er the Civil War. The Fi eenth Amendment to the United States Cons tu on gave Black men the right to vote, but Southern states found loop holes to limit that right. For example, they used literacy tests, which made voters pass reading tests before they could vote. They also used poll taxes, which required people to pay money if they wanted to vote. Because of these obstacles, many African Americans were unable from vo ng. ti ti ti ti ti ti ft ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ft ti Copyright © by Florida Virtual School. All rights reserved. Florida Virtual School, FLVS, and Florida Virtual School, a public school district of the State of Florida. are registered trademarks of Economic Limita ons African Americans also struggled economically during this me. Many worked in sharecropping, where they would farm land owned by someone else and paid with part of their crops. This system some mes kept families in debt because they had to borrow money for materials and supplies. Landowners controlled prices,which madee it hard for workers to earn enough to even get ahead. Because of this discrimina on and very limited job opportuni es, many African Americans stayed poor for a long me. ti ti ti ti ti ti Copyright © by Florida Virtual School. All rights reserved. Florida Virtual School, FLVS, and Florida Virtual School, a public school district of the State of Florida. are registered trademarks of