Question

why did southern legislatures pass jim crow laws?

a) to push emancipated slaves into migrating back to Africa

b) to prevent the Democratic Party regaining power in the south

c) to drive African-Americans out of agriculture and into a low paying factory jobs

d) to get around constitutional protections put in place by the Reconstruction amendments

Answer 1

Answer:

D) to get around constitutional protections put in place by the Reconstruction amendments

Explanation:

The Jim Crow laws were created on the state and local level in an effort to erode the rights of Blacks in the United States. The most famous example of the usage of Jim Crow laws is the usage of "Separate but Equal", in which they were supposed to provide quality services for folks of color that must be on par with what whites had access too. However, this rarely occurred, and not only are rights denied as such, but it made them feel marginalized.