Question

Which of the following statements is FALSE? a. Jim Crow was an African American who became famous for fighting for his right to vote. b. The federal government removed troops sent to enforce the rights of African Americans from the South in 1876. c. Democrats in the South slowly took away the rights of African Americans after 1876. d. Literacy tests and poll taxes were a way to prevent African Americans from voting in the South.

Answer 1

Answer:

a-Jim crow was an African American who became famous for his right to vote

Answer 2

a. Jim Crow was an African American who became famous for fighting for his right to vote

Explanation:

• Jim Crow's laws were legislation made by white Southerners in the south between the 1870s and the 1960s to enforce racial discrimination.
• Under the Jim Crow system "only white" and "colored, signage  across water fountains, bus waiting areas,  swimming pools, public schools, and film theatres, proliferated across the South. African Americans who went against segregation were arrested or repressed violently.
• In 1896, in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision , the Supreme Court ruled Jim Crow  segregation as legal and valid. The Court ruled that the constitution called for 'separate but equal' accommodation for African Americans.