Along with the end of Reconstruction came the withdrawal of protection of the freed end and left southerners to work out solutions to their own social and economic problems. The Jim Crow laws, which requires segregated public facilities like washrooms, bathrooms, drinking fountains, and etc, were the government's attempt to restrict the African Americas' rights and privileges. Literacy tests, poll taxes, and political party primaries for whites only were common obstacles to prevent blacks from voting. Blacks also can't serve in juries. In the Civil Right cases the court ruled that congress could not legislate against the racial discrimination practiced by "private citizens". In the court case Plessy vs. Ferguson the Supreme Court ruled that "separate but equal" facilities was constitutional under the "equal protection" clause in the 14th Amendment. The New South was started by Henry Grady. He argued for economic diversity and Laissez-Faire capitalism (economy runs without government involvement). A new vision for the south built on capitalist values, industrial growth (factories) and improved transportation was created. Although a number of cities in the south prospered by attracting Northern businesses with cheap labor, lower taxes, and railroads, the south remained agricultural and poor.