White Segregation Causes

The Civil War in America was fought between the Northern states and the Southern states. There were many causes of the civil war. Slavery, states’ rights, and tariffs were among the things that caused this civil war to break out. White Supremacy was also a key factor in the cause of the war. White Supremacy can be described as “all white people are created equally.” All poor whites wanted slavery because the poor whites liked the fact that they were above the slaves in rank. The South wanted to keep slavery because they wanted to have the free labor. (Lecture 8/24) During this war, Abraham Lincoln was serving as president. Lincoln wanted to go easy on the South. He created a 10% plan, which meant that once 10% of the southerners who could vote said the Confederacy was wrong, and that slavery is no more; southern states could rejoin the United States. During this reconstruction, organizations like the Ku Klux Klan formed. This group used violence to antagonize …show more content…

This mindset was pervasive throughout the North and the South. This way of thinking created segregation, which legally separated blacks from the whites. The purpose of segregation was to reinforce white supremacy. Schools, waiting rooms, buses, and movie theaters are just some of the examples of where segregation took place. (Lecture 9/12) One of the most egregious forms of segregation was at the polls. In order for someone to be allowed to vote, they were levied a tax. A tax being placed on polls is another way to keep the African American on the outside. If someone wanted to vote, they must pay a tax. In addition, they also passed a clause that insisted that one must take an exam to be able to vote. Because the system was so fraud the African Americans would always fail because the whites administered the tests. Concerted efforts to deny the African Americans the right to vote bolstered the “white supremacy” ideal. (Lecture