Segregation

What was life like in the 1960’s? Well let’s take a closer look. Life in the 1960’s was a very rough time for anyone who was not of a white ethnicity. Segregation was a large issue in the during this time. What many people may not know is that segregation was not only directed towards…

Think about having to go to a different school because of the color of your skin or being treated differently because of their race. For most people of color in the 1800s had to deal with problems dealing with this every single day. People in the 1840’s-1850 had to deal with a lot of problems…

For African Americans living in the United States after the Civil War, life was very burdensome. Slavery had ended, but segregation was still present. The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment helped the African Americans gain basic rights but even with these laws, they were not treated equally. Segregation is the action or state of setting…

The book Rebellion talks about several issues that were happening at universities in South Carolina and Nashville areas. There were a lot of serious issues for students that were brought to attention. The two articles went on to talk about what specific universities had issues between the white and black race. Also, integration and segregation…

During the period of Jim Crow Laws, it was not just tough for the victims of the violence, poverty, and segregation but also for the people who challenged the discrimination and segregation in the south as well. The Jim Crow Laws were handcrafted and created by white men, based on the theories of white supremacy…