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It is easier to count the kinds of businesses and activities affected by segregation than to come up with a numerical figure which may be wildly off the mark. Virtually every public business, activity and mode of transportation was divided by racial segregation in the 1940s. Legal separation of blacks and whites was the law of the land -- almost exclusively in the former Confederate states in the US -- from 1896 - 1954. The Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson established the "separate but equal" doctrine in 1896, which segregated schools, hospitals, public transportation, restaurants, nightclubs, hotels, motels and housing. There were separate restrooms, entrances and water fountains when it was not practical to build separate facilities.
In addition to the more widely applied "separate but equal" laws were the Jim Crow Laws, which applied to state and local laws, and were enforced as part of a rigid social code. They covered marriages, affected banking, job discrimination, and businesses such as beauty parlors, which required their employees to be licensed by the state. The Jim Crow era extended from 1878 - 1965.
The Supreme Court struck down "separate but equal" in 1954 in Brown v. Board of Education, arguing that "separate was inherently unequal" in schools. Black schools received less funding, outdated textbooks and obsolete equipment in comparison to their white counterparts. Brown v. Board, as it is colloquially known, was the first in a cascade of legislation that would lead to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. There would still be more legislation to come, all of which would eventually assure that the rights of citizenship as defined in the 14th Amendment would apply to all.
What else can I help you with?
How was society segregated in the 1930s in the southern US?
whites and blacks were segregated harshly.
Where in the US is still segregated?
Nowhere.
What population in the us in the 1940s?
i donno
What was segregated between white and blacks in the south in 1950's US?
Nova Net Right?if soracial segregation
How did US Supreme Court rulings after Reconstruction weaken African-Americans' civil rights?
They segregated them and denied their voting rights.
How was society segregated in the 1930s in the southern US?
whites and blacks were segregated harshly.
Where in the US is still segregated?
Nowhere.
What is a sentence using the word segregated?
It took us all day, but we finally segregated the myriad of machine parts.
What population in the us in the 1940s?
i donno
What was the Us population 1940s?
118,000,000
What group of people did the US government place in internment camps in the early 1940s?
Japanese and Japanese-Americans, many of whom were US citizens.
What was the US's immigration policies for the 1940s?
yes
Were the Us's armies segregated during world war2?
yes................
How did city neighborhoods change as a result of industrialization Unions organized to represent residents. Cities became more segregated by class. Many different races and ethnicities were integrated?
Cities became more segregated by class. (Novanet-US History 1)
How many places in the US are named after the shamrock?
three places
What was the last segregated prom held in the US?
From what I can find, it looks like the last Segregated prom was held in Montgomery County, Georgia, in 2009.
What was an unanswered question in the movie Glory?
SHUT UP AND GET Denzel Washington's character struggled with Why he was fighting. He was questioning what would the Black Man gain from them fighting and dying for the US. Would the black man get their freedom? (Yes they did) Would the black man get treated with equality in the military and civilian life? (No. The military remained segregated until 1950's. In many places in the US, the civilian population would remain segregated until the 1960's or later.)
