After reading/viewing the Jim Crow pieces, I conclude that the Jim Crow Laws were ways for South and border states to uphold racism and evade federal laws. I believe this, in part, because of the historical image I viewed. The print portrays a ragged man with a manic smile plastered upon his face (V. E.). The man, who was African-American, wears ragged clothes, while animals walk in formal attire (V. E.). I believe that this depiction was implying the worth of the man. While he was tired and dirty, even animals had an air of formality about them. In the article, “What was Jim Crow?”, it is stated that “Even children’s games portrayed Blacks as inferior to Whites.” (Pilgrim). Caucasian children were taught at a very young age that they were