How was North Carolina during the 1920s?

Answer 1

It was segregated. Black people and white people lived in their own neighborhoods, and attended separate (and not very equal) schools. Some black people found work in white-owned businesses, but many of the jobs were menial and paid low wages. A few black people were able to attend traditionally black universities and become doctors or lawyers, but again, they were expected to only work with black patients or clients. White people had more options, and could choose more career paths; there were a number of excellent universities, as well as schools to learn a trade. (Of course, not every white person got a good education. Many did not.) In North Carolina, just like in other southern states, the Ku Klux Klan was very popular with large numbers of white people, but it should be noted that not every white person sympathized with the Klan.

Interestingly, there is some evidence that black and white people did mix when it came to certain sports: there are newspaper reports of white people attending Baseball and football games at the traditionally black universities. But it was rare for black people to be encouraged to attend the College Sports at white universities; those who did were expected to sit in their own section.