3 Jim Crow South Lynching 1 What does the phrase Jim Crow refer to a Overall laws and systems created for the control of African Americans 2 What did Gov Benjamin Tillman say about African Americans Blacks must remain subservient or be exterminated a 3 What was the basic purpose for voting restriction in the South a To keep blacks from voting 4 What was the purpose of racial segregation in the South a Point to create inferior public spaces so to mark the people that use them as inferior 5 What was the overall reason for terrorism in the South a To create a culture of terror and fear 6 Why did creating a culture of fear seem necessary to many southern whites a Enforce voting restrictions and segregation b Enforce fear and sense of powerlessness i Easier to control 7 When did the lynching epidemic take place a 1880 s 1930 s 8 What was the peak decade a 1890 s 9 By 1880 what percentage of lynchings occurred in the South 10 List the most lynching prone states in the United States a 80 a Mississippi b Georgia c Texas 11 Where was the greatest concentration of lynching in Texas a Brazos River Corridor 12 Between the 1880s and 1930s how many Americans were killed by southern lynch mobs a About 5 000 13 Who made up 90 percent of the lynching victims a African American Men 14 What about women victims a Not very often mostly African American about 150 woman 15 Explain how many southerners justified lynching a Black Beast Rapist myth i Myth that black men were prone to raping white women 16 What proportions of lynchings were caused by accusations of actual sexual attack a Less than 25 17 In reality lynchings usually happened for what four major causes a Retaliation for economic success b Punishment for political activism c Punishment for insubordination d Cover up for consensual interracial relationships 18 What is the most basic definition of a lynching a Public murder done with the approval of the dominant community 19 How is a lynching different from a hate crime a Lynching had public approval 20 Why was James Byrd s murder in 1998 in East Texas not a lynching according to the above definition a Because it did not have the public s approval