The Souls of Black Folk

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   The nadir period was a low point for the rights of black Americans. During this period, blacks faced Jim Crow laws, lynchings, and literacy tests to prevent them from voting. Du Bois felt Reconstruction had failed black Americans because the government in Washington did nothing to stop the Southern states from its blatant racism. Du Bois wanted blacks to be given the right to vote, the right to get an education, and to be given the equal rights afforded to white citizens. He rejected the beliefs of Booker T. Washington and felt black Americans had to fight against white supremacy beliefs. These racist laws were upheld by the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson when it decreed that segregation of the races was legal.

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