Racial Segregation And Civil Rights

In Merriam Webster Online Dictionary, the word segregation means a “cause or force the separation of (as from the rest of society).” American society has for decades segregated African-Americans from their White counterparts. Even today, with equal rights for all, many people of color feel segregated in their daily lives. However, today’s segregation does not compare to the 1930’s America.

In the years 1861-1865, the United States had a Civil War between the North and South. As a result, the North won, and the period after the war was called Reconstruction. It was called Reconstruction because the North’s goal was to Reconstruct the South, but there were many issues in this era. Slavery, and giving Social, Political, and Economic rights to African Americans were one of the most debated issues in this period though. Between the Radical Republicans, who wanted to give full citizenship and rights to African Americans, and Andrew Johnson, who did not want to give African Americans, there were a lot of issues that came about during this time.

The Changes of Segregation “I have a dream” Martin Luther King Jr.. MLK jr. protested on how African Americans (blacks) were treated, for example they couldn’t go to certain place without getting arrested or beaten up. Without Martin, Kids wouldn’t be able to go to school, parents get jobs, or even go out in some public places without getting arrested! How would it feel if someone couldn’t go to school just because of what color skin he/she had?

Can you imagine a time where the color of your skin defined you? Believe it or not a time like this is in the existed history of the United States. Day to day activities were limited because of the ethnicity of a person. To make it worse, for a long time no one tried to stop it. The Help took place in Jackson, Mississippi.

1964 was an essential time period for African Americans. During the time, discrimination and segregation were so dominant. Had it not have been for the Civil Rights Act, these issues could have divided the nation into one black society and one white society. White Northerners and White Southerners were racially prejudice. In the North, riots and violent fighting was something individuals would partake in.

There is a question that has been wondered throughout time. Why are people afraid of others who are different? Segregation in the 1940’s-60’s is a great example of this. During this time southern whites feared African Americans just because they had a different skin color. African Americans were discriminated for many years, but it was especially bad in the South.

The 60s were a time of great development for the civil rights movement. Even though segregation was outlawed in 1964. There was still tension between whites and blacks. This social issue was so important that artists incorporated themes of peace and equality into their music. This included The Temptations’ "

To me an American is someone who can make a difference in the world, someone who can be a free citizen, born and raised in the United States. The idea that everyone around us is viewed equally, looked at from the same perspective. Segregation is a thing in the past, a place where people come to see fairness and equality among people. Yes, compared to past times fairness and equality in America is better but there are still many disagreements among jobs and schooling, and crimes that are viewed at differently by race. We are protected by the bill of rights which provides us with a lot of safety.

1890s there was a lot of segregation issues like slavery and african american issues. But today slavery has been demolished but segregation issues and women's rights. Also african american problems still to like police brutality but i think the cops are just doing their job and they handle every race the same way.

For decades we have have been taught the meaning of segregation. Segregation between African Americans and whites was a huge act of inhumanity in the 1800’s. It was preposterous for humans to treat others in an unfairly manner all because of their skin color. In the very beginning of segregation between the blacks and whites, it was crucial on how white people detained African Americans as slaves and sold them like property they were forced into a life of mistreatment and no freedom.

Have you ever thought about what makes a person good or evil? According to the Golden Rule we as humans should treat others the way we would want to be treated but this is not all ways the case. African Americans have fought for equality for an extensive period of time against desegregation and Racism. Due to the fact that White southerners were not happy with the end of slavery and the prospect of living or working “equally” with blacks whom they considered inferior.

Even though “segregation” was a legitimate policy that was eradicated in the 1960’s, racial segregation still happens today. It's declined and isn’t as bad as the 1960's because census data shows that neighborhoods are still racially segregated and there is low diversity rates. First of all census data shows that segregation still occurs to this day. According to US News, researchers at Dartmouth, the University of Georgia, and the University of Washington studied the neighborhood US census data from 1990, 2000, and 2010 to compare racial segregation trends. They found that segregation did decrease over the past 20 years, but African Americans remained in high concentrated neighborhoods.

Contemporary Segregation in the United States Sam Kenney Despite the abolition of slavery in the United States with the thirteenth amendment in 1865, Black Americans as well as other minority groups continue to face prejudice to this day. Following the end of slavery, there was a period of legal segregation that was upheld by the supreme court ruling in the Plessy vs. Ferguson case of 1896 in which racial segregation was deemed to be legal as long as it was “separate but equal”. This was finally overruled by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which outlawed segregation in all sectors of the United States. The Civil Rights Act is effective to this day, but there is still segregation throughout the United States both in education and within communities.

Entry 5 “Here are some typical comments by students and observations by fieldworkers. Black sophomore: ‘Tonya Johnson said the white people and the black people were very segregated and formed their own little groups… Courtyard No. 1 is mainly white people and Courtyard No. 2 is mainly black people.’ She said, ‘Black people don’t think they are too good to hang out with white people.’ She said she doesn’t understand why there is so much segregation because ‘everyone should be treated the same.’”

By the end of World War II, big changes in American race relations were already being made. In 1n the 1930s integration of labor unions were being made by the Fair Employment Practices Commission and the desegregation of the armed forces by President Truman in 1948 made the necessary steps toward racial integration. Segregation was formally established in 1896 by the courts decision on Plessy v. Ferguson was being discredited and pulled apart. The National Association of Colored Peopled repeatedly challenged , the law which states that “separate but equal” was beginning to fall apart. At the start of 1938, the Supreme Court, demolished laws where segregated facilities were proved to be unequal.