What was it like when people were segragated?

Answer 1

Oh honey, let me tell you, it was a hot mess. People were divided like a bad breakup, with separate water fountains and seating areas. It was like living in a bad episode of a TV show that should have been cancelled ages ago. Thank goodness we've come a long way since those ridiculous days.

Answer 2

Segregation of the races entailed two different worlds for American citizens. Many black only towns sprang up with their own businesses, especially in the South. Northern blacks who were traveling to the south during the Jim Crow era, knew where boarding houses and black owned restaurants were located. Just like during the operation of the Underground Railroad there were designated stops, there were designated restaurants, hotels, and other businesses so that blacks could get what they needed, despite segregation.