“Under Jim Crow, Black Codes harshly restricted what people of color could do, In much of the country, Black people were prevented from voting, serving on juries, running for office, or defending their rights in court. They worked under systems of labor like sharecropping that were designed to keep them in poverty.” Racism In AmericaJim Crow Laws Book:Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance Source: Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance