Book Report: Jim Crow Laws and Racism

The Jim Crow Laws were a racial segregation between 1876 and 1965. Segregation played a big part in that time, especially in public schools. The people that were affected by the Jim Crow Laws were Blacks or African Americans. They were separated from almost everything's showing they had very unequal rights. Some examples of Jim Crow laws are the segregation of public schools, public places, and public transportation, and the segregation of restrooms, restaurants, and drinking fountains for whites and blacks. Only certain people could use certain things such as drinking fountains that were labeled for only whites or blacks. There were white only schools that you would see and the blacks having to go somewhere else or have no education at all. During this time you heard about Rosa parks who had an incident on the bus about blacks having to sit in the back of the bus. She refused to do so and caused a big controversy. The Jim Crow Laws restricted peoples civil rights. The remaining Jim Crow Laws were out ruled by the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act. The book talked about the life blacks had to live and struggles they had. How they were restricted to live a certain life, only going to certain areas because those were the only places they were "allowed to." Many bars and shops would only allow whites to come in which left blacks out of the equation. 
The Jim Crow Laws effected blacks and their abilities to get jobs. They were Unable to get nice paying jobs and were often unemployed. If they were to get a job it would often be a low paying one such as a waiter or helper. Blacks were unable to vote during the time because you had to take a literacy test beforehand. This test was usually favoring the whites in the information they would know and the blacks wouldn't.
The Klu Klux Klan had made an appearance during the Jim Crow Laws era. They were groups that didn't like blacks and killed many of them. They had extreme hatred for them and showcased their power they had against them.
The people that were affected by the Jim Crow Laws were Blacks or African Americans. They were separated from almost everything's showing they had very unequal rights.