Response 4: Being black in early 1900’s was horrific. There was essentially little to no protection from law enforcement and the government. The United States did little to protect its black citizens. Lynchings were ramped throughout the south. In Georgia alone 302 black men and women were lynched from 1900 to 1931. Lynchings were done to prove white superiority over blacks and to send a message to black communities. Lynchings were also used to police black behavior. The Ku Klux Klan was founded in 1866 in Pulaski, Tennessee. The organization was originally created to petrify black men from voting; however, the KKK transformed itself into a terrorist hate group. To deter black and poor Americans from voting, the KKK used tactics such as fear and violence. For example, the KKK is responsible for the death of Republican Chairmen, Benjamin Rudolph. One way that the Klan exerted their terrorist regime was by burning black churches and schools. Burning churches is significant because the church is a symbol of resistance and hope to …show more content…
Segregation occurred on passenger trains. In 1881, Tennessee passed legislation that required the segregation of passenger trains, with no exceptions. Blacks were required to sit in the back of trains. Shortly after in 1896, the Supreme Court established that segregation was legal as long it was equal. In Oklahoma and many other southern states, white officials posted colored and white signs to differentiate bathrooms, water fountains, etc. Black people often received poorer quality materials than their white counterparts. Because of this segregation, black families had to live in neighborhoods that were synonymy named “the ghetto.” These communities were sometimes left impoverished due to the lack of fading from the government. Segregation contributed to the African Diaspora because it limited the places that African Americans could live in and what institutions that could