Question

Which of the following best describes the new idea expressed by C. Vann Woodward in his University of Virginia lectures in 1954?

• A. Southern racial segregation was continuous and uniform.
• B. Jim Crow legislation was conventional in nature.
• C. Jim Crow laws did not go as far in codifying traditional practice as they might have.
• D. Jim Crow laws did much more than merely reinforce a tradition of segregation

Answer 1

The correct option is D Jim Crow laws did much more than merely reinforce a tradition of segregation

The second paragraph very clearly states that the Jim Crow laws of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, not only codified traditional practice but also were a determined effort to erase the considerable progress made by Black people during and after Reconstruction in the 1870’s. Thus it is evident that Jim Crows laws did much more than merely reinforce a tradition of segregation. Thus, answer option (d) is the correct answer choice.