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    inferiority and white supremacy of black people grew stronger. African American leaders formed groups opposed to segregation laws‚ black students came together to gain equality‚ and many black people fought for the right to vote. Though different groups had their different approaches as for how to deal with racism and segregation laws‚ African Americans were successful in ridding segregation for once and for all. One of the first successes at overthrowing Jim Crow laws was the court case Brown v. Board

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    deeper meaning to this combination. The film portrays many examples of the racism‚ segregation‚ and prejudice demonstrated in the 1940’s. The movie symbolizes the state of unrest between white Americans and people of color. Additionally‚ characters and scenes are used to represent different social statuses and situations in 1940’s Los Angeles. The film Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a metaphor for racism and segregation in 1940’s Los Angeles. The main characters in the film each a metaphor for a social

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    members‚ Parks didn’t like the spotlight‚ but‚ that didn’t stop her from making a stand. School segregation was a major problem that African Americans had to face growing up. Segregation is the act of separating races‚ genders‚ or ethnic groups by designating various public spaces-such as schools or buses-for the use of one race‚ ethnicity‚ or gender group alone(Education Staff). When segregation was around‚ the whites were favored‚ so the whites got the good stuff and the blacks got all the bad

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    During Jim Crow there were many laws that blacks had to abide by‚ otherwise it might cost them their life. Segregation during the Jim Crow Era was unbearable for some. The white population however‚ felt that the ’Jim Crow’ laws reminded blacks that they were superior to their race. A lot has changed since the Jim Crow era‚ however the result of that time‚ has had a huge effect on how we view ‘African-Americans’ today. If someone were to see an African-American in a bad part of town‚ they might stereotype

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    How Segregation is Different in the U.S. VS South Africa In South Africa. Hundreds of people were arrested and killed in both the U.S and South Africa. Now today you will learn what white people did to attack black people during segregation. You will be reading about how segregation is different‚ in the U.S vs South Africa. Segregation was a bad experience for people in both the U.S and in South people did to stop segregation. After you read what the writer said what white and black

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    Before the 1960’s‚ children attended segregated schools. Most everything was segregated before the 1960’s. Martin Luther King Jr. and many others have staged demonstrations and protests of racism and segregation. After the Civil War‚ many slaves were free and the south was in ruins. There was no one to enforce the 14th Amendment in the South. The laws and society they were created in the south were called “Jim Crow”. The reason they were called this was that white minstrels would paint their faces

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    The end of de jure segregation came during the time of industrialization and urbanization in the 20th century. One of the main reasons that led to de jure segregation was due to the increase of mechanization. Farms and plantation relied less on labor-intensive work due to machines replacing people. An abundance of strong slaves became less needed. As African Americans moved North to escape the history of slavery‚ many found the North was more open in allowing slaves to have rights such as vote as

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    The Peaceful Apartheid Fighter Desmond Tutu vs. Apartheid Apartheid-Legal segregation has been going on in South Africa for over a hundred years. When the British conquered them in 1910‚ South Africa had begun their journey down a road which Desmond Tutu has compared to Nazism. A law was passed in 1909 that took away most rights from the blacks‚ and over the years‚ they lost more and more rights‚ similar to Jews during the Holocaust. They first were not allowed to try for the qualifications needed

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    The Holocaust (Shoah)‚ a phenomenon that shook all of Europe with its catastrophic destruction and mass murder of European Jews by the Nazi during World War II‚ between 1933 and 1945. It began with the discrimination‚ slowly evolving to the segregation and persecution of the Jews‚ and eventually incited to become a bloodbath. These phases had progressively violated the rights of Jews in the Holocaust. Phase 1 (1933-1938): Discrimination Hitler have gone to great lengths to have all the Nazis convinced

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    Throughout the years many different views on segregation and racism have surfaced. In 1877 the United States government followed a racial caste system called Jim Crow. This racial caste system called for the separation of African-Americans and Caucasians in any situation or setting. These laws known as Jim Crow‚ violated the rights of African-Americans in their social activities‚ schooling‚ and through transportation; if it wasn’t for someone like Rosa Parks‚ Jim Crow would still be alive today.

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