Discrimination against African-Americans continued after Reconstruction into the 20th century. Jim Crow laws were passed to discriminate against African-Americans. They made it legal to have separate schools, hotels, restaurants, theaters, and restrooms. Trains and buses were also segregated. Despite discrimination, some African-Americans fighted for their equal rights. African Americans enjoyed a period when they were allowed to vote, actively participate in the political process, acquire the land of former owners, seek their own employment, and use public accommodations. But the KKK tried to prevent African-Africans from voting some African-Americans stayed away from the polls because they were afraid of being hurt or even killed.