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    On August 20th, 2016, The New York Times published an article titled “Affluent and Black, and Still Trapped by Segregation” written by John Eligon and Robert Gebeloff. The article discusses why wealthy African Americans choose to live in poverty-stricken areas as opposed to wealthier areas (Eligon and Gebeloff). The writers John Eligon and Robert Gebeloff clarify issues that most Americans would not see, such as children losing their sense of culture in more upscale communities (Eligon and Gebeloff)

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    Since the court case Brown vs. Board of Educator, racial segregation seems to still be prevalent toward minorities. Though it’s been over sixty years, racial segregation is still happening in schools all over America. It seems as though many public schools are becoming more segregated the integrated; while blacks are more incarcerated then other racial groups. Although we have the “stand your ground” laws, many civil rights activists believe that it’s becoming increasingly racially bias. When it

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    January 2016 The 1950s was a time of racism and segregation. In the middle of the 1950s african americans were treated poorly and faced the threat of violence. The Author of the novel Mississippi trial 1955, Chris Crowe was accurate in the depiction of segregation in the 1950s. Through this novel the author showed this consistently. Mississippi, in the 1950’s, was a tense place to live . Throughout Mississippi at this time segregation was a big problem because it was legal and socially

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    year later, the courts made a decision in Brown II that “school officials proceed with all deliberate speed as they forged school systems not based on color distinction” (Anderson 4). Once these changes for African Americans began, supporters of segregation became more determined to remain the majority in power. Whites were upset that federal authorities overrode their desires and “sponsored a dangerous inversion of the South’s cherished traditions and the nation’s racial heritage” (Anderson 4). In

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    by Lorraine Hansberry. Racial segregation has been a huge topic in our society. Believe it or not, just a few decades ago African American people did not have the basic equality rights that white citizens were given. Something as simple as having a dream to become an author seemed out of reach; even impossible some might have said. Living in this kind of a world was unfortunately a reality for Lorraine Hansberry. Growing up she lived in a world of racial segregation and not being giving the same

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    individual’s gender. Those in society who stand up against restroom segregation face public humiliation and invoke elements of fear in the general public. As Public Administers in a local public library we hold an obligation to the public to confront the

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    When you hear the word segregation, what do you think of? African Americans,separated from whites, Martin Luther King Jr. But do you think of all the other people struggling for equal rights. In schools today Latino children are punished for speaking their native language during school.They are encouraged to drop out of school and go straight to a blue-collar job. In 1960 only 25% of Latinos in America graduated from high school, but only 2% of those people attended college.These people ran away

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    We have issues. More specifically the United States has issues, continuous and all encompassing issues of racial inequality.The United States is experiencing a outburst of racism, as can be seen from the 2014 killings of two unarmed African-American men, to the brutality of white supremacy in Charleston and the string of arsons in black churches across the South. Of course, it’s nothing new for a nation with a long history of extreme racist violence—the most recent lynching-related death occurred

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    America Segregation how has it been affecting the society of Americans for so long? Well according to American Apartheid there just hasn’t been enough time for the 1960s civil rights laws to work themselves out. How long will this take, and will it ever just work itself out? Why are there ghettos and how did they come about. Why are most ghettos in towns and cities in parts that are usually run down? Well if we can remember back in time when immigrants started to enter the United States the different

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    d.). Slavery had been officially abolished; however, by no means did this signal true equality for the races. Racial segregation, which was the separation of different races within a community, was made common practice especially in the South after the establishment of Jim Crow laws. This continued for decades and the situation only grew worse, especially in the 1930s. Segregation in the 1930s in Southern U.S.A. can actually be considered as one of the worst time periods for

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