African Americans Pros And Cons

“Hello, how may I help you?” are words that many African Americans will hear today as they enter into local restaurants for lunch. There will not be a sign on the door that says “whites only” and few will feel stares of hatred as they approach the counter. With little thought, those African Americans will take their food and head out the door. Certainly, African Americans have not always had these rights. As many lunch counters feature people of all different nationalities today, few remember the times of great segregation. Only four decades ago, the idea of “separate but equal” was the status quo. While most African Americans felt that separate facilities were unequal, few defied segregation. On February 1, 1960, four college students bravely