The Role Of Segregation In The 1920's

The 1920s was a difficult time period to live in America. The United States was still trying to get over the end of slavery, and they were not to happy about the things that the minorities were receiving. This was the starting point of segregation and all of the hatred. This resulted in extreme hatred from whites upset about the rights blacks were receiving. The whites would not even let the blacks use the same restrooms, water fountains, and restaurants as them. This was all causing the black folks to get very upset, they all just wanted to be normal humans like the white people. Many individuals tried to make everyone happy, but none really succeeded they were either punished or not heard. Racism was outrageous in the 1920, resulting in the creation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), who fought for equality for all and the end of segregation.
Their objectives were to break down the barriers of the black and white cities. They just wanted it to be a city, full of happy people blacks or white just equal. “James Weldon Johnson became the Association's first black secretary in 1920 (National Association)”. This was a huge jump for the NAACP, it indicates that they are getting more and more diverse by spreading out cultural diversity. The NAACP organization helped the blacks get Civil Rights by convincing the other white people that the are humans too, and they slowly started to catch on to their situation. The organization’s plan is to also stop all of the hate towards the black race and make everyone feel loved and the same. “They are the largest and most recognized Civil Rights organization (NAACP: 100),” so their name was heard by people all across America. They got much attention for the white people and especially black