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Jim Crow Laws Segregated Water Fountains Jim Crow laws were often state and local laws that enforced the segregation between white and blacks. These laws mandated the segregation of schools, transportation, segregation of bathrooms, restaurants, and drinking fountains. A lot of there facilities were underfunded as well, many black libraries used second hand books. These laws also prevented black from voting. The black vote was seriously reduced because of this. Between 1900 and 1910 in Louisiana the african american polls dropped by 4590. Because many of these people weren't registered they couldn't run for local offices. After lots of protesting and many court cases these laws were removed.

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