PVL2601 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DUE
April 2026
Public Accommodations - >> Correct Answer> 1. One state separated phone booths for
whites and African-Americans.
2. Jim Crow law, separate facilities.
3. Railroad cars segregated, and other places.
Housing - >> Correct Answer> 1. Restrictive covenant: Not to sell/rent to African-
Americans or other minorities in a neighborhood.
2. African-Americans were farther away from jobs, public transportation, or good schools.
3. Forced into poor neighborhoods.
Marriage - >> Correct Answer> 1. Laws against interracial marriages (1870-1884)
2. Minorities were seen as tainted.
3. Also no interracial children, frowned upon.
Workplace - >> Correct Answer> 1. Few African-Americans had white-collar jobs.
2. Not many were employed as skilled labor.
3. Lower wages
Politics - >> Correct Answer> 1. Deny voting rights.
2. White primary: Only whites could vote.
3. No political representation.
De facto segregation - >> Correct Answer> Definition: Segregation by practice and
customs, no laws.
Examples of how American life here was affected:
1. Restrictive covenant - not renting/selling to African Americans in a neighborhood.
2. Jobs paying less to African-American employees.
ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DUE
April 2026
Public Accommodations - >> Correct Answer> 1. One state separated phone booths for
whites and African-Americans.
2. Jim Crow law, separate facilities.
3. Railroad cars segregated, and other places.
Housing - >> Correct Answer> 1. Restrictive covenant: Not to sell/rent to African-
Americans or other minorities in a neighborhood.
2. African-Americans were farther away from jobs, public transportation, or good schools.
3. Forced into poor neighborhoods.
Marriage - >> Correct Answer> 1. Laws against interracial marriages (1870-1884)
2. Minorities were seen as tainted.
3. Also no interracial children, frowned upon.
Workplace - >> Correct Answer> 1. Few African-Americans had white-collar jobs.
2. Not many were employed as skilled labor.
3. Lower wages
Politics - >> Correct Answer> 1. Deny voting rights.
2. White primary: Only whites could vote.
3. No political representation.
De facto segregation - >> Correct Answer> Definition: Segregation by practice and
customs, no laws.
Examples of how American life here was affected:
1. Restrictive covenant - not renting/selling to African Americans in a neighborhood.
2. Jobs paying less to African-American employees.
