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Racial Segregation

Racial segregation in the United States, included the racial segregation of facilities, services, and opportunities such as housing, medical care, education, employment, and transportation along Racial lines.

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Everything was segregated, schools, restaurants, and even water. “Separate but equal” was the phrase, however as you can see nothing was equal.

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White men and black men couldn’t even eat together. Restaurants were segregated between a white and colored section.

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Black segregated schools were horribly under funded and the children paid for it. Most African-American schools received less public funding per student than nearby white schools.

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Even waiting rooms were segregated. African-Americans had to wait twice as long at bus lines, as white passengers did. Even then they had to sit at the back.

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White passengers at bus stops got to seat first while black passengers were seated last and ha dto sit in the bakc

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Racial abolitionists were everywhere including Dr. King and many others who actively performed in marches for the abolishment of racial discrimination.

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While some like Rosa Parks believed in free and equal rights some did not. American abolitionist were persecuted for what they believed in.

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Soon everyone was demanding for change and the end of racial discrimination.

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At last people were seeing straight and things were gradually being integrated.

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"Early Civil Rights Struggles: Brown v. Board of Education." Www.watson.org. 02 June 2009 <http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/early-civilrights/brown.html>.

"Jefferson - Enlightenment: Brown v. Board of Education - Racial Segregation in Public Schools." PBS. 02 June 2009 <http://www.pbs.org/jefferson/enlight/brown.htm>.

"Photographs of Racial Segregation Signs." African-American History. 02 June 2009 <http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/jimcrowlaw1/ig/Racial-Segregation-Signs/>.

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