Segregation on America

Public Education for African American children was much harder, deprived of money, and good supplies. Often times they would have to use the old discarded school books from the white kids, if anything at all. African American school buildings were worth a sliver of what the white communities were worth, which made is so that some students couldn't even attend. “Less money went to schools for African American students. Sometimes black students used the books discarded from white schools” (Ncp). The property taxes on land depleted and schools wouldn't have enough resources to teach as many kids. Some teachers even were getting paid almost nothing. The students were unable to receive a good education. “The value of farm land plummeted, and that meant that property taxes that supported schools fell as well.” Some schools cut school lunches, and lunch workers. Students had to bring their own lunches, and most of the time it was nothing more than a biscuit. They had to drink the water from the school well, and most of the students didn't eat at all. Some students went to school hungry, and came home even hungrier. “Some schools saved money by getting rid of cafeterias and cafeteria

Segregation played a major role throughout the lives of the African Americans. They were viewed as unequal, and were set apart from the norms of society. In the South, the African Americans were forced to use water fountains for blacks only. They were refused service at many local restaurants, and forced to give up their seat on the bus to a white individual. African Americans wanted and needed to take action to gain equality. Throughout the years, they tried all they could to obtain equality and enjoy the same freedoms as the white population.

Many blacks might have been smarter than other candidates in terms of schoolwork, but due to racial segregation those academic opportunities were not presented. “...we shall not associate with him… he shall not be free to share with us the deliberations of the jury box - to attend us at the bed of sickness and pain….” (Document B) “Where are my prospects? To what shall I turn my hand? ...Shall I be a mechanic?. No one will employ me; white boys won’t work with me. Shall I be a merchant? have me in his office; white clerks won't associate with me. Drudgery and servitude, then are my prospective portion. Can you be surprised at my discouragement?”(Document C) White people weren't allowed to to sell a black man or make him a slave, but they treated black people poorly and unequally because they believed that the black man was below them, in social status and even in

The blacks couldn't do lots of things whites could politically and socially. Some political reasons is that they weren't allowed to vote or have any say in government Or community politics.if they tried to stand up for themselves they would either be put in jail or beat up by

During slavery, most black slaves were denied proper education and many laws were passed in the South prohibiting slave literacy. Even free blacks in the century before and after the Civil War were limited in their access to quality education and career training.

Socially African Americans were taken advantage of by the whites, politically they implemented laws that controlled and limited african americans rights and economically, sharecropping

African Americans had little opportunity to better themselves economically. Some laws prohibited them from teaching and from entering certain other businesses and professions. Large numbers of blacks had to take low-paying jobs as farm hands or as servants for white employers. Many others were forced to become sharecroppers or tenant framers. They rented small plots of land and paid the rent with money earned from the crops. Struggling to survive, many ran up huge debts to their white landlords or the town merchants. Fortunately, there were rays of sunshine forcing their way through this cloudy time.

Once schools for blacks were established, many of those educational institutions would even become overcrowded. People of color were determined to learn, improve themselves, obtain knowledge, obtain educational equality and improve their quality of life. One of the most

Throughout history there have been many individuals that changed the course of social, economic and public systems for people across Canada and the United States. Segregation has been a long standing issue affecting African American individuals. Segregation is “the institutional separation of an ethnic, racial, religious, or other minority group from the dominant majority.” (Dictionary.com, 2005).

According to the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, blacks had the same legal protection as whites. The Supreme Court contradicted this when they allowed so called “restrictions” in the South against blacks. Those who supported Jim Crow generally lived in the South. They believed that whites were above the blacks, in things ranging from intelligence to morality. They thought sexual relations between the two races would ruin the nation, and violence could be used on blacks if needed. So, hospitals, beaches, parks, prisons, public restrooms and even water fountains were separated by color of skin. In certain areas, there weren’t even facilities for colored people (Pilgrim). African Americans also had to treat whites with respect, whereas whites did not have to, and most of the time would not treat the blacks the same. Blacks had to use titles when speaking to whites, they could not eat with the whites, and black men could not offer to shake a white mans hand. Preachers did not help with the problem, but in some situations made it worse. They would preach that God supported segregation, “the whites were the chosen people, and Blacks were servants” (Pilgrim).

There were many new job opportunities for African Americans. There were many new factories being built in the south, they could help build the railroad, the sharecropping system, and the homestead act gave them the opportunity to go west and start their own farms. Sharecropping was a very corrupt system. Former plantation owners would let the African Americans grow crops on their land, but a portion of the profits would have to go to the land owners, and many times they took advantage of the blacks. According to an ex-slave who had been a part of the sharecropping system, they could only make enough money to feed themselves and to buy a pair of overalls as most of the money went to the whites (Document 6). Many times the whites would take advantage of the fact that many of the blacks were uneducated. Although very few of the African Americans were educated, there were a few who had gotten an education and become very smart. One was W.E.B. Dubois. Dubois was a highly educated civil rights leader who focused on education and wanted to increase the black graduation rates. A quote from The Souls of Black Folks “We ought not forget that despite the pressure of poverty, and despite the active discouragement and even ridicule of friends, the demand for higher training steadily increases amount Negro growth.” (Document 9). Although African Americans jobs

Upon thinking about segregation, Jim Crow laws come to mind. It is commonly mistaken that it is abolished, but there are ways that segregation continues to exist. It continues to exist in L.A, just not in the way of laws segregating them, it exists through marginalization. African Americans and Latinos are pushed into certain areas to live amongst each other while Anglos stay among specific areas, as well. There are several factors that contribute to this form of segregation such as: the amount of damaged properties, isolation of the "underclass", poverty rising in these areas, the conditions of the city, the lack of retail stores, and employment. Always Running, a memoir by Luis J. Rodriguez, shows different aspects of marginalization through the school 's Luis attended, the jobs he sustained, and the neighborhoods he resided

The Union was in a state of exceedingly high tension as it split into two on the issue of slavery. It was a question of moral integrity and whether it should be allowed to continue. Racism permeated the institution of slavery. The color of a man’s skin did not keep him from fighting for freedom in the wars that took place in America, although it was a way white people sought to justify their mistreatment of them. Slaves were viewed as inferior beings by southern whites and as the abolition movement gained momentum in the north, the slave owners began to see northerners as inferior as well for sympathizing with such barbarians. The Dred Scott case only serves to further this point; slaves were by law not seen as citizens. Consequently,

Black people were treated as slaves. The women had to work as maids and keep the white houses in good shape, even though they hardly had time to keep their own homes in shape. Some of the black men had to work on the white plantations. The white people paid them very small amounts, so they had trouble raising their families and taking care of their homes because they were poor. This goes to show that white was the supreme race, and blacks were treated very poor.

There were many White Americans who attempted to lower the social standing of African Americans. African Americans were killed in horrid ways by these White Americans, who committed these crimes out of pure hatred for their race. Although these racist attacks made it harder for African Americans to progress, they still continued to grow through opportunities like schools, which taught “[w]hat [was] practical [and] what [would] best fit these young people for the work of life” (Fortune). Schools opening up for African American students gave them the education necessary for preferred jobs, which gave the new generation of African