How Did Jim Crow Laws Reduce Segregation?
The white supremacy existed for a long time and signs of it still show today. Following World War II, a lot of new laws and policies were put in place that did not advantage African Americans the way they did the white people. Jim Crow laws became stronger, as well as a rise in the resistance of inferiority and white supremacy of black people grew stronger. African American leaders formed groups opposed to segregation laws, black students came together to gain equality, and many black people fought for the right to vote. Though different groups had their different approaches as for how to deal with racism and segregation laws, African Americans were successful in ridding segregation for once and for all. One of the first successes at overthrowing Jim Crow laws was the court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. In each of the cases, African American minors, through their legal representatives, sought the aid of the courts in gaining admission to the public schools of their community on a “nonsegregated” basis. In each instance, they had been denied admission to schools attended by white children under laws requiring or permitting segregation according to race.
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College students would occupy all white occupy spaces where they were rejected. Four black students requested service at all white dinners. The sit ins were indeed a victory and prompted other black students to perform sit ins. Ella Baker organized a meeting with the students who participated in the sit ins because she strongly supported them. This led to the formation of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. More than 500 thousand people participated in sit ins, while others were jailed. SNCC inspired other students on college campuses to do sit ins. Baker found students easier to participate and felt as though “strong people don’t need strong leaders”. (Rogers,
College students would occupy all white occupy spaces where they were rejected. Four black students requested service at all white dinners. The sit ins were indeed a victory and prompted other black students to perform sit ins. Ella Baker organized a meeting with the students who participated in the sit ins because she strongly supported them. This led to the formation of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. More than 500 thousand people participated in sit ins, while others were jailed. SNCC inspired other students on college campuses to do sit ins. Baker found students easier to participate and felt as though “strong people don’t need strong leaders”. (Rogers,