What were Jim Crow laws?

What will be an ideal response?


Jim Crow laws were devised by Southern states following the Civil War, starting in the 1870s and lasting until 1965 and the civil rights movement, to prevent African Americans from fully participating in social/economic and civic life. These laws restricted the rights and liberties of Black citizens in employment, housing, education, travel, and voting.

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One of the major recommendations in professionalizing law enforcement made by the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice was to:

A) provide more promotional opportunities B) hire more police officers C) hire administrators from the ranks D) require police officers to have college degrees

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Friedman (1993) noted that the keystone of Asian policy was immigration law, exclusion, and ______.

A. transportation B. deportation C. due process D. advocacy

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When should qualitative analysis begin:

a. after the data have been collected b. while the data are being collected c. when the researcher has hit a saturation point d. when the researcher has finished transcribing all of the information

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The release of inmates to attend college classes is known as ____________________ release

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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