Process Paper
1. How did you get the idea for your topic?
The Jim Crow Laws were an extension of slavery's legacy. Many people don't know that. In fact, the reason why the Jim Crow Laws were developed was because slavery was abolished. Therefore, a few Southern white Americans did not want African Americans to raise to power in the government because of their freedom. From 1876-1965, African Americans in the South would be crippled from gaining a prominent spot in society because of the Jim Crow Laws. And I thought that many people would embrace the opportunity to know how it all started.
2. Where did you go for your research? What types of sources (newspapers, documents, interviews,etc.) did you use.
I looked up many different websites to complete the hard task of researching. I used my class's textbook to identify the origins of the Jim Crow Laws. Finally, I went to the library and skimmed through a few books to see if I could find anything related to the effect of the Jim Crow Laws in the United States. Also, I found many newspapers on the Internet that displayed news about segregation and the civil rights movement, both of wish the Jim Crow Laws greatly affected.
3. How has your understanding of the topic changed as you have worked on your research?
At first, I thought the Jim Crow Laws were created for the sake of integration. Obviously, they weren't. And I felt quite ashamed that it wasn't until recently that I understood that. From what I've researched, the Jim Crow Laws promoted the exact opposite. Although I knew there had been a great amount of segregation in the South during post slavery times until around the death of MLK, I did not know the Jim Crow Laws had been the ones to cause them.
4. How did you put your presentation together? What skills did you learn?
When I was putting my presentation together, I made sure I organized all the sites I had and the pictures I used. Unlike the mistakes I had in History Day, I wanted to have a great annotated bibliography. (Bibliographies are a huge weakness of mine.) Because of the new technique I used, it was as easy as apple pie to construct my bibliographies. Now the part of the project I had worried about the most was complete.
5. Why is this topic important in history?
The topic I used for my project is very important in history. The Jim Crow Laws went against everything the Constitution of our country said. Although slavery had been abolished, its legacy remained. The Jim Crow Laws went against the summary of life of the U.S.A., "The Land of the Free". For the victims of the Jim Crow Laws were not free, but stuck in the same chains their ancestors had been during slavery. My purpose of composing my project about the Jim Crow Laws was so that such a thing may never happen again in our country.
The Jim Crow Laws were an extension of slavery's legacy. Many people don't know that. In fact, the reason why the Jim Crow Laws were developed was because slavery was abolished. Therefore, a few Southern white Americans did not want African Americans to raise to power in the government because of their freedom. From 1876-1965, African Americans in the South would be crippled from gaining a prominent spot in society because of the Jim Crow Laws. And I thought that many people would embrace the opportunity to know how it all started.
2. Where did you go for your research? What types of sources (newspapers, documents, interviews,etc.) did you use.
I looked up many different websites to complete the hard task of researching. I used my class's textbook to identify the origins of the Jim Crow Laws. Finally, I went to the library and skimmed through a few books to see if I could find anything related to the effect of the Jim Crow Laws in the United States. Also, I found many newspapers on the Internet that displayed news about segregation and the civil rights movement, both of wish the Jim Crow Laws greatly affected.
3. How has your understanding of the topic changed as you have worked on your research?
At first, I thought the Jim Crow Laws were created for the sake of integration. Obviously, they weren't. And I felt quite ashamed that it wasn't until recently that I understood that. From what I've researched, the Jim Crow Laws promoted the exact opposite. Although I knew there had been a great amount of segregation in the South during post slavery times until around the death of MLK, I did not know the Jim Crow Laws had been the ones to cause them.
4. How did you put your presentation together? What skills did you learn?
When I was putting my presentation together, I made sure I organized all the sites I had and the pictures I used. Unlike the mistakes I had in History Day, I wanted to have a great annotated bibliography. (Bibliographies are a huge weakness of mine.) Because of the new technique I used, it was as easy as apple pie to construct my bibliographies. Now the part of the project I had worried about the most was complete.
5. Why is this topic important in history?
The topic I used for my project is very important in history. The Jim Crow Laws went against everything the Constitution of our country said. Although slavery had been abolished, its legacy remained. The Jim Crow Laws went against the summary of life of the U.S.A., "The Land of the Free". For the victims of the Jim Crow Laws were not free, but stuck in the same chains their ancestors had been during slavery. My purpose of composing my project about the Jim Crow Laws was so that such a thing may never happen again in our country.