What are some residual effects of Jim Crow laws in contemporary society?

Question

Just pretty much explain your answer.

Answer 1

PDY has a good answer. Not much to add beyond that.

Answer 2

There is the fact that unlike other groups who immigrated t the United States and were able to move forward out of poverty within a generation or so, black people have been here for centuries and because of slavery and then Jim Crow laws, they have only been able to accel their move out of poverty since the 60's and the Civil Rights Movement. And even then, it's been a long, hard road. I think the biggest residual effect now is white people not knowing how to respond to blacks, and many black people being distrustful of whites and being overly sensitive to what a white person says to them. For myself as a white person, I think I probably go overboard to show respect for black people. Here's a good example: When my son was little and he would cut in front of someone in line at a take out restaurant like McDonalds, if the person he cut in front of was white, I would probably say to him, "David, don't cut in front of people like that." If the person was black, I would be more likely to say to him, "David, you can't cut in front of that lady/gentleman like that." Perhaps it's white guilt, but I DO make a point of acknowledging black people with respectful names. I guess I do this to demonstrate that I have respect for them. And I have seen the black person I'm calling a gentleman or lady stand up just a little taller in recognition of the fact that they have just been respected rather than degraded. Is there anything wrong with that?

Answer 3

Is this a homework question or are you really interested?
Either way, here's a good place for you to do some research.
http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/home.htm

Answer 4

De facto segregation of kids in schools... esp in urban areas.