Origins of Jim Crow: Compromise of 1877 and Plessy v. Ferguson

Learn about the origins of Jim Crow segregation in the American South after the Civil War, as well as the Compromise of 1877 and the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson in this tutorial video provided by Khan Academy.
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Direct Link: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/the-gilded-age/south-after-civil-war/v/jim-crow-pt-4

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Subject(s): Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 11
Intended Audience: Students
Suggested Technology: Computers for Students, Internet Connection, Speakers/Headphones
Instructional Time: 8 Minute(s)
Keywords: Civil War, slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, American South, race relations, Rutherford B. Hayes, Samuel Tilden, Compromise of 1877, racism, separate but equal, Plessy v. Ferguson, segregation, 14th Amendment, U.S. History, grade 11, tutorial
Instructional Component Type(s): Tutorial,  Video/Audio/Animation, 
Resource Collection: Social Studies - U.S. History Existing Student Tutorials

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