THE SOUTHERN TIMES

Jim Crow Laws (1877-1954)

Jim Crow Laws were established for the purpose of racial segregation, creating separate restrooms, water fountains, railroad cars, waiting rooms, lodging facilities, dining areas, schools, etc. A “separate-but-equal” mentality dictated these laws; however, the African American facilities often were of poorer quality than the white facilities. “Jim Crow” was originally a minstrel routine, but, as time passed, it was a disrespectful reference to Negros, specifically their separated lives. It had an immediate effect on the African American population, for protests spread across the nation, calling for new civil rights laws and for the end of segregation.

 

1865 - If an African-American and a white receive a marriage license, the people involved will be fined between $200 to $500                     and/or jailed for 3 months

1872 - Schools will not receive money from the public school fun unless it is segregated

1891 - Passenger trains can not carry blacks and whites together

1905 - Blacks and whites can not occupy the same park

1908 - in prison, blacks and whites must occupy different rooms, consume different foods, and sleep in different beds

1925 - Billiards rooms where Negroes are permitted can not be licensed and owned by whites.

1926 - You are classified as a Negro if you have ¼ Negro blood. barbers were not permitted to cut a white woman’s hair.

1927 - Negro barbers are prohibited from cutting the hair of white children under the age of 14

1928 - It is required of all voters to fill out a form about your racial information

1932 - Baseball clubs/teams for blacks and whites were not able to play within two blocks of each other

1935 - Different mental hospitals are to be used for blacks and whites. (In addition to the Jim Crow Law of 1865) Marrying                           someone of a different race can be punished by one to two years in prison.