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Jim Crow Laws in Kentucky
By Katelyn
- Miscegenation was considered a felony.
- Blacks and whites had separate schools.
- Black children couldn’t attend white schools.
- Railroads were to provide equal but separated rides for colored people and white people.
- Blacks and whites couldn’t attend the same school.
- Waiting rooms were equal, but separate for blacks.
- Taxis were separate for blacks, but provided the same service.
- Blacks and whites could not buy alcohol in the same store.
- During a circus, they had to provide two ticket offices, two ticket sellers, and two entrances.
- Blacks and whites couldn’t live with each other
- Blacks had separate textbooks than whites
- When renting an apartment, you could not rent an apartment from someone of opposite race.
- In certain cities, separate libraries were provided for blacks.
- In hospitals, a black had to have a black nurse.
- Public parks, recreation centers, playgrounds, etc, were segregated.
- All public schools were segregated.
- When voting, you had to put your race on the ballot.
