‘The Jim Crow Bra ‘The er Jim Crow righted in an 18308 song performed by a white inst! show acter, "Daddy Rie" Ina racit portrayal of Atican Americans, Rice covered iis face Wit charcoal paste o: burnt cork to resemble blck man, and then sang and danced ‘outing in stereo pia eariatue of aback person. By the 190s, the name Jim Crow was used 0 ident cist as and etions in southern Ameren that deprived Affiean ‘Americans of hoe cll igh Between 1877 and he mid-1960s, Ji Crow laws were in effet and represented a Series of rigid an-Bh policies and expectation, Jim Crow alsa refered toa way of| Iie: Under Jim Crow etiquette expectation, fean Americans were viewed ang Weted 2 second clas citizes and experianced common discrimination. Inte Jim Crow South, there was a common misconception that Blacks were intellectually and culturally infrioc to Whites. Jin Crow las and etquetonly reiforcd these uni bliin the legal system, whee Blacks were ordered to use separate restrooms, wate fount, ‘esaurais, waltng om, parks and swimming pool, ibrares, hospitals bus seats, td even cemeteries 4A Black male could not offer his hand (Loshake hands) wih White male because it impli being socially ‘equal A Black male could not offer his han or any eter part o his body toa White woman, because fe risked being accused of rape ', Blacks and Whites were not supposed io ext together. IF they did ea together, Whites were to be served fist and same sort of patton was o be paced between them «Under circumstance was 2 Black malo offer light the cigarette of White female that gesture Fimplied intimacy. 4. Blacks weve nt allowed to show publi aTecton toward one nother in publi, especialy Kissing because it offended Wiites. «: Jim Crow etiqutepresribed that Blacks were invodueod to Whites never Whitest Blacks Fr example "Mr: eters ine White person, this is Cai (the Black person at poke to you about Whites dd not use courtesy titles of respect when refering to Blacks, for example, Mr, Mis, Mis, Sit, or “Matar, Insead, Blacks were called by thei frst names, Blacks had to se courtesy ties when eer 0 ‘Whites and were no alowed call hem by tel fst names Ifa Black person rd na car driven bya White person, the Black person sal nthe bock set othe back of| Sve, 1. White motrss had the rghsoF-way a ll inereectons. ‘Other Jee Crow Res ‘Stetson Kenedy, the aur of sim Crow Gude, efered thee simp rus that Blacks wore supposed ‘bsore in comversing wi Whi, |. Never assert or even intimate that White person i yng. [NE tive Edvcation Consortium re Visi our Database of Kit Resources at ht! Saabose chien. edu!2. Never impute gishonorabl intentions a White person 2: Nover suggest that a White person i rm a inferior lass 4, Nover ay claim a or overly demonstrate, superior knowledge or inelligence. 5. Never ease a White person 6, Never laugh dersivey ata White person. 1. Never comment upon the appearance of a White Female Think about it. 1 How were you feeling as you read thzough these etiquetes and roles of te Jim Crow era? Why? 2 Which etiguewelule do you fn ast sting? Why? 3. How do you think the above bshavirs became the seins *noem? In ater words, hy do you tha they were erated? 44 How do you tink these rules and expectations afete society (black and white)? 5. tthe year were 1400, how Would your Hie be deren based on the above rules and expectations? {6 tfyou wer living during te Jim Crow Era what cholces would you veto ake your displeasure withthe Si Crow way of life krown?