Discrimination against African Americans stopped after the 13th Amendment abolished slavery.
White supremacy is the belief that the white race is superior to all
other races.
Segregation was the practice of keeping black and white races
separate.
Democrats in the South wanted to help African Americans achieve
total equality.
Jim Crow laws separated black Americans from white Americans
in public places like theaters, schools, and restaurants.
African Americans faced mistreatment and lower status in nearly
every aspect of life in the South after Reconstruction.