This
paper explains that state
laws called Jim Crow laws required or permitted separation of the races and denied the right to votein spite of the Fifteenth Amendment, which was known as "
disfranchisement." The
author emphasizes that Lulu B.
White was a female activist, an executive secretary of the Houston branch of the NAACP, and the state director of branches for the NAACP during the mid-20th century, when such activism was frequently met with white violence and retribution. The paper stresses that the life and accomplishments of Lulu B. White provide clear evidence that leaders are not born, but rather are made by the circumstances in which people find themselves. Table of Contents Introduction Review and Discussion Author's Main Thesis Scope of the Book Subject Time Period Geographical Scope Critique of the Strengths and Weaknesses of Jim Crow and How it Affected Lula B. White Conclusion
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