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During segrigation could blacks use the same water fountains as whites?
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∙ 15y ago
Not in the South, no because they wont allowed to used the same fountains as whites
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∙ 15y ago
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Why was nelson mandela in jail for 27 years?
For standing up for segrigation (blacks and whites united) in his country.
What did Thurgood fight for?
For the rights of the blacks to drink out of the same fountains as whites.
What things did whites have segregated?
bathrooms, drinking fountains, public transportation, restaurants, schools, practically anything where both whites and blacks were involved
What where places that whites and blacks where separated?
Anyplace where blacks and whites could be together. Ex. water fountains, restaurants, buses, etc.
Why did segregated water fountains start?
In 1877, Democratic parties regained their power of the south and ended reconstruction. Slavery was over but things suddenly got worse for blacks, as Southern States passed racially discriminatory laws which began the age of segregation of whites from blacks. Segregation was instituted for of public facilities making separate water fountains and restrooms for whites and blacks.
What happened during segregation?
During segregation blacks were kept separate from whites. This is because blacks were not viewed as equal to the whites.
What was the effect of Jim crows laws?
they segregated blacks and whites.
What was life like for whites and blacks between the 1920s and1940s?
Life for both whites and blacks in the 1920s and 1940s was marked by significant racial segregation and discrimination in the United States. Whites generally had more opportunities for education, employment, and housing, while blacks faced limited access to these resources and experienced systemic racism and Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation. Discrimination and disparities persisted, creating a deeply unequal society for both groups during this period.
What happens after the civil rights movement?
The blacks were mistreated they had little or no rights they were separated from whites this is called segregation. blacks had there own water fountains own restaurants and had to sit in the back of the bus the Civil Rights Movement was a non violent act where blacks disobeyed the rules and demanded respect in words
When did blacks have to drink from different fountains than whites?
Blacks had to drink from different fountains than whites during the era of segregation in the United States, which was most prevalent in the late 19th and early to mid-20th centuries. This discriminatory practice was enforced through Jim Crow laws and enforced racial segregation in public facilities.
What were some laws that free blacks had to follow?
During the period of slavery and the Jim Crow era in the US Blacks had to refer to Whites as Mr. or Ma'am, Mistress, Master etc. Blacks were not permitted to look directly into a White persons face or to stare as that was considered rude or threatening. Blacks had to enter the back door of hotels, sit in the back of busses and give up their seats to whites. In many places, they could not use the same public toilets or water fountains.
In 1959 during segregation did blacks and whites fly on the same airplane?
no
