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Why was nelson mandela in jail for 27 years?
For standing up for segrigation (blacks and whites united) in his country.
What did Thurgood fight for?
For the rights of the blacks to drink out of the same fountains as whites.
What things did whites have segregated?
bathrooms, drinking fountains, public transportation, restaurants, schools, practically anything where both whites and blacks were involved
What where places that whites and blacks where separated?
Anyplace where blacks and whites could be together. Ex. water fountains, restaurants, buses, etc.
Why did segregated water fountains start?
In 1877, Democratic parties regained their power of the south and ended reconstruction. Slavery was over but things suddenly got worse for blacks, as Southern States passed racially discriminatory laws which began the age of segregation of whites from blacks. Segregation was instituted for of public facilities making separate water fountains and restrooms for whites and blacks.
What happened during segregation?
During segregation blacks were kept separate from whites. This is because blacks were not viewed as equal to the whites.
What was the effect of Jim crows laws?
they segregated blacks and whites.
What was life like for whites and blacks between the 1920s and1940s?
The Jim Crow laws were very common especially in the South. There were drinking fountains that were just for whites or blacks. Blacks had to sit in the back of a bus. Blacks are not allowed to eat with whites. Blacks usually went to the same church as other blacks. Interracial marriage was illegal.
What happens after the civil rights movement?
The blacks were mistreated they had little or no rights they were separated from whites this is called segregation. blacks had there own water fountains own restaurants and had to sit in the back of the bus the Civil Rights Movement was a non violent act where blacks disobeyed the rules and demanded respect in words
When did blacks have to drink from different fountains than whites?
Blacks had to drink from different fountains than whites during the era of segregation in the United States, which was most prevalent in the late 19th and early to mid-20th centuries. This discriminatory practice was enforced through Jim Crow laws and enforced racial segregation in public facilities.
What were some laws that free blacks had to follow?
During the period of slavery and the Jim Crow era in the US Blacks had to refer to Whites as Mr. or Ma'am, Mistress, Master etc. Blacks were not permitted to look directly into a White persons face or to stare as that was considered rude or threatening. Blacks had to enter the back door of hotels, sit in the back of busses and give up their seats to whites. In many places, they could not use the same public toilets or water fountains.
In 1959 during segregation did blacks and whites fly on the same airplane?
no
