Assignment 2 Fur 2601 Exam With Questions and Correct Verified Answers
Public Accommodations - 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 - 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 - Answer-1. Laws against interracial marriages (1870-1884)
2. Minorities were seen as tainted.
3. Also no interracial children, frowned upon.
Workplace - Answer-1. Few African-Americans had white-collar jobs.
2. Not many were employed as skilled labor.
3. Lower wages
Politics - Answer-1. Deny voting rights.
2. White primary: Only whites could vote.
3. No political representation.
De facto segregation - 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.
Public Accommodations - 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 - 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 - Answer-1. Laws against interracial marriages (1870-1884)
2. Minorities were seen as tainted.
3. Also no interracial children, frowned upon.
Workplace - Answer-1. Few African-Americans had white-collar jobs.
2. Not many were employed as skilled labor.
3. Lower wages
Politics - Answer-1. Deny voting rights.
2. White primary: Only whites could vote.
3. No political representation.
De facto segregation - 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.
