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=__ Research Log __= toc The recorder for your group should fill out the following log as your group works to complete this assignment. Your research log will begin once you enter the first site. Make sure you keep a detailed log; otherwise your mission will not be complete. Although the Secretary for the group is responsible for filling this in, all group members are responsible for seeing to it that this log is as accurate as possible. This is a group grade, not an individual grade.


 * 1) Log in the title of each site you visit.
 * 2) Take note of any significant facts you find at each site.
 * 3) When questions are asked about a site, make sure they are all answered.
 * 4) __Supply examples to back up your answers.__
 * 5) Note any personal reponses your group has to the site.
 * 6) __Back up any personal responses your group has with evidence from the site.__

__Group Members__
Record who is doing each job for your group (use first names only).

Speaker: Olivia
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__Research Details__
=__ Site One __= **Any facts that you find important**: We were surprised that Plessy appeared white, yet was still treated like a black man even though he was only 1/8 black **Who was Plessy?** Plessy was the plaintiff in his court case, he was 7/8 white and 1/8 black **What was his complaint**? He bought a first class ticket in a white only section and was arrested for it, he filed a complaint on the judge in the trial **How did the Supreme Court rule?** Plessy's argument was rejected **Was it unanimous?** Yes, the decsion was unanimous **How did that ruling set up the conditions for Jim Crow laws to be enacted and enforced?** All of the states thought that since the Supreme Court found it constitutional that it was so the laws became worse and more harsh **Personal reactions of group members**: The whole group agrees that this whole ruling was wrong, considering he looked like a white man and Jim Crow laws getting worse after this was tragic

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__Timeline__
Timeline: **1875**: Jim Crow wanted to restrict the freedom of African Americans **1883**: Supremem Court declared that act unconstitutional **1914**: Every southern state had passed laws for two seperate societies, one black and one white **1915**: Supreme Court challenges Jim Crow **1954**: The Supreme Court rules that segregated public schools were unconstitutional Any facts that you find important: African Americans were made fun of during their dance, the blacks were in a rural setting so that they could work in the fields Personal reactions of group members: We thought that the Supreme Court taking so long to come to the decision that this was wrong was sad and it shouldn't have taken so long
 * 1832**:Rice's imitation of the African Amrican song and dance routine took him from Louisville to Cincinnati to Pittsburg to Philidelphia and finally to New York1843: The Virginia Minstrels participated in the African song and dance routine

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=__ Important Facts __= Any facts that you find important: White nurses cannot treat black, or other races. If a white woman and a black man are caught sleeping together she will be in jail for 12 months and will have to pay a $500 fine. Personal reactions of group members: It is wrong that white woman were the ones that had to go to jail and pay the fine

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=__ Sydney Bechet __= **Name**: Sydney Bechet **Date of birth**: May, 1897 **Place of origin**: New Orleans, Louisianna **Major cause**: this person fought for he fought against racism **Major accomplishments**: Musical genius **Any additional facts that you find important**:he was a very good clarinet player, he played in local bands, he formed The New Orleans Feet Warmers (band), he recieved honors and recognitions only given to great french artists Personal reactions of group members to this person: We think it was great that he fought for his right to play music even though he was black

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=__ Thomas Christopher Columbus Chatmon __= **Name**: Thomas Christopher Columbus Chatmon **Date of birth**: **Place of origin**: **Major cause this person fought for**: **Major accomplishments**: **Any additional facts that you find important**:
 * Personal reactions of group members to this person: **

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=__ The Riot __= **When did this event occur**? 1908 What strated What happened to those responsible for starting the riot (if anything)? They were arres

Any additional facts that you find important: The black residential area was destroyed Personal reactions of group members to this person: We were shocked at how out of hand the situation became

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=__ Rex Theatre for Colored People __=

1) a. The theater is deserted. It is called "Rex Theatre for Colored People" We think it's odd that there was a separate theater for colored people.

b. A sign that says "Tarzan". brick building. Shabby. Boarded up doors. Windows. more signs for potential shows at the theater.

2) a. "The Rex Theatre for Colored People" the photographer was Dorthea Lange.

b. Dorothea Lange made the picture. She took it in Leland, Mississippi in June 1937. The picture shows a separate theatre just for the colored people. The blacks had a worse theatre than the whites and they were treated poorly. They couldn't be with the white people because people were racist towards them and they didn't want them in their theater.

c. The colored people couldn't go into a white people theater? The blacks were separated from the whites? Their theater was worse than theirs? They didn't have a nice theater becuase people were racist towards them?

Any additional facts that you find important: The theater was shabby and very small.

Personal reactions of group members to this person: It's unfair to separate the black people because we are all equal.

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Any Additional Sites
Link other information you discover here.