How did they feel about this segregation?

Answer 1

it made people feel very low and have no self esteem

Answer:

Segregation made the people who were on the "right " side feel superior and self righteous. People being segregated against (the "wrong" people) feel angry, depressed persecuted etc. It did not matter what grounds for the segregation were (national origin, race, religion, political alignment) or where the segregation occurred (America, Germany in the 1940's, South Africa, Ireland etc)

Answer 2

They felt cheated and powerless, because in reality it was separate but UNequal. And they really could not do anything about it in the beginning, but as time went on, integration won the battle.

Answer 3

Personally, I've always thought it was a foolish policy. My favorite philosopher, Emmanuel Lévinas, spoke of the importance of "looking into the face of the other"-- that is, the process of meeting and getting to know those who are different from you. Putting racial minorities into ghettos prevents us from getting to know those people; it makes them less than human to us, and makes it easier for society to have stereotypes and myths about who they are and what they believe. It also makes it easier for those who are in superior positions in a society to maintain control over minority group members and keep them in an inferior position. But for a culture to thrive, it needs the brains and skills and contributions of ALL its people, not just those of a certain race or ethnic group. It took far too long for government-sanctioned segregation to end, but I am glad it finally did.

Answer 4

Most black people felt unappreciated about segregation because it did not matter if you were black or white, blacks thought that we should all be treated equally.