Multiple choice

What were the Jim Crow Laws?

  1. Southern state laws that segregated blacks in public areas

  2. Federal laws abolishing slavery

  3. Laws that were meant to keep ex-Confederates out of office

  4. Southern state laws intended to punish scalawags
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Explanation

Jim Crow laws were state and local statutes in the Southern United States that enforced racial segregation in all public facilities, creating a 'separate but equal' status for Black Americans.

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