Jim Crow

The name for the Jim Crow Laws comes from a character in a Minstrel Show. The Minstrel Show was one of the first forms of American entertainment, which started in 1843. They were performed by successors of black song and dance routine actors. The first Minstrel Show was started by a group of four men from Virginia, who all painted their faces black and performed a small song and dance skit in a small theater in …showed first 75 words of 1146 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1146 total…believed blacks could not deal with any political issues. After more blacks were allowed to vote, white politicians now realized that they needed black support. If the Jim Crow Laws were never passed, the black population would have grown more freely faster and with much less hassle than they had to go through. The Jim Crow Laws should not have been passed because they only delayed the freedom of blacks and hurt our nations image.