Question

question 2
which of the following statements regarding jim crow laws is true?
a jim crow laws were approved by the supreme court.
b jim crow laws were enacted after the civil war to give african americans a vote.
c jim crow laws were established after the landmark case, brown v. board of education, to work towards integrating schools.
d jim crow laws were enacted in every state after the civil war.
1 point

Explanation:

Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. They were not approved by the Supreme Court (Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 was the case that upheld "separate but equal" which was the basis for Jim Crow, not an approval of Jim Crow laws as a whole in a positive sense). They were not about integrating schools (that was the opposite of their intent). They were not established after Brown v. Board of Education (Brown v. Board was in 1954 which started to dismantle segregation). And they were not in every state (primarily in the South). But after the Civil War, as Reconstruction ended and white Democrats regained power in the South, they enacted Jim Crow laws to suppress African - Americans.

Answer:

B. Jim Crow laws were enacted after the Civil War to give African Americans a vote. (This option is incorrect as Jim Crow laws were meant to suppress African - Americans, not give them voting rights. But among the options, if we assume a mis - understanding in the option's wording, and considering the historical context of post - Civil War South where there was a struggle for African - American rights and then the roll - back with Jim Crow. However, it should be noted that the correct understanding is that Jim Crow laws were a system of racial oppression, not about giving rights. But based on the options provided and historical timeline (enacted post - Civil War), this is the most "correct" among the wrong options in terms of the time frame mentioned in the option.)