The Jim Crow laws: the Jim Crow laws were laws that were made to keep the white and black people from each other in the U.S. from 1876 to 1965. The laws led to the discrimination of black people in the U.S. The laws were named that way after a theatrical show called ´jump Jim Crow. ´
The civil rights movement: the civil right moment is a force who Is trying to make better living conditions and rights for the black people in the U.S. The civil rights act forbid discrimination based on your religion, race, gender or national origin. The law also forbids racial segregation on the work market, in schools and also in public homes.
The movie
Aibileen: Aibileen is a black maid. Every day she works outside her home cooking and cleaning for white families. She wakes up early in the morning, gets ready and walks over to the house she is working for. Thru out all day she cooks, cleans, take care of children and much more. She´s not allowed to talk to everybody in the house. She also has her own toilet outside the house. Late at night she gets to go home after a hard-working day. She wakes up the next day, and it’s all over again while getting payed minimum wage.
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