Facilities for African Americans were of poorer quality.
Segregated drinking fountains, along with other segregated public facilities, were outlawed by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It was signed into law on July 2, 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Jim crow laws
The Jim Crow Law segregated the blacks & whites
Facilities for African Americans were of poorer quality.
In the 1950s, the Southern states of the United States, known as the "Jim Crow" states, had laws enforcing racial segregation. These states included Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and others, where segregation was widespread in public facilities, transportation, housing, and schools.
mississippi
In the 1800s, facilities for personal hygiene and waste disposal were commonly referred to as "privies" or "outhouses."
Seperate but equal was the term commonly used. It was anything but equal. In much of the US separate towns and neighborhoods were the norm, segregated schools, bathrooms, water fountains, bathrooms, dining facilities, hospitals and churches existed and accepted without question as society's norm.
The decision led to segregation in federal buildings.—APEX
In medieval times, facilities for personal hygiene and waste disposal were commonly referred to as "privies" or "garderobes."
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