How did the government react to discrimination in early 1900s?

Answer 1

In the early 1900s, the U.S. government largely failed to address widespread discrimination, particularly against African Americans and immigrants. While the Progressive Era brought some reforms aimed at improving social conditions, systemic racism and segregation were largely entrenched. The government enacted laws, such as the Jim Crow laws in the South, which institutionalized racial discrimination. It wasn't until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s that more significant federal action was taken to combat discrimination.