HIST 2057 : Exam 2
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America becomes more racist than it ever has before. Racial thinking becomes more powerful because of the new social science (experts) seem to be more racist and they would rank these. Believed blacks were incapable of living freely that they were going to die out: asians-restrict admission: 1892 congress passes a law chinese exclusion act that says. Japanese workers cannot immigrate into america for work. This begins because of fear of job competition. African americans in south: blacks" situation by 1890: most african americans still live in the south; even though reconstruction brings in bi-racial government. Black participation still has voting, blacks being elected, black land ownership, literacy rates increase by 50%. This eliminates many black voters and poor white voters. They also re-wrote their constitution, so if you couldn"t read or convince white people that you can understand the constitution you could not vote. This eliminates almost all black voters in the south: segregation: 1890"s restrooms, restaurants, and buses.
