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Very hard. It had only been 67 years since they were given citizenship after the Civil War. Many were former slaves and had lived through the Civil War. Discrimination was still very much around. Black children couldn't go to the same schools as white, couldn't go to the public swimming pool, or to play in playgrounds. Adults couldn't eat in the same places as white nor still not vote in elections ( there were laws passed to prevent them from voting). Most Black residents of a city/town were forced to live in a separate section of the city/town ( along with other ethnic groups). Jobs were also hard to come by beyond a certain level and getting into a college was impossible for a black young man ( a woman wouldn't have a chance to enroll). There were no heads of major businesses that were black and a few business owners.

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