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    1960s‚ the issue of segregation. Segregation means to set something apart from the others‚ and the victims of this in the 60s were anyone of ethnicities other than Caucasian. In this time‚ there were many white people who thought that the blacks‚ Indians‚ Asians‚ and other races were inferior to them. Although this happened around the world‚ the place that it was arguably the biggest was in the United States of America. I’m going to tell you just how this time period’s segregation was‚ and just how

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    Segregation in “Brownies” The short story “Brownies” written by ZZ (Zuwena) Parker‚ takes place at Camp Crescendo‚ a summer camp for girl scouts. The story is primarily about the journey of fourth grade girls scouts from different schools‚ who are known as The Brownies. Each Brownie Troop is categorized by their different ethnicities. The story is told in the perspective of Laurel‚ an African American girl who is known to the girls in her Brownie troop as ‘Snot.’ On the first day of camp the Brownie

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    Segregation has been around for many years. Ever since Plessey vs. Ferguson when “separate but equal” came out‚ blacks and whites have been segregated. Buses were segregated‚ neighborhoods were segregated‚ and even schools were segregated. However‚ in 1954 a family called the Browns went to court against the school board in the Brown vs. Board case. The Browns brought evidence to show that the “separate but equal” motto was false and that even though the two races were indeed “separate‚” they were

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    Suburban Segregation Segregation refers to separation of ethnic‚ cultural and other distinct groups which are based on housing and residence. Residential or suburban segregation sorts different population groups into various residential contexts and shapes their living environment at the vicinity level. Metropolitan cities in US are utterly segregated according to the racial lines. According to 1990 surveys some 70% of Americans would need to change their places of residence to achieve racial

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    Segregation‚ a topic known to all yet many choose to do nothing about it. This word is used in a incoherent way. It was and is used being used as separation of different racial groups. Segregation is wrong since we are all one together‚ culture or appearance does not make a difference. Segregation also creates violence and hatred‚ causes others to be inferior towards others‚ and an economical inequality. Violence and hatred are some of the effects of segregation. In source 2 article Showdown in

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    their status‚ race‚ background‚ ethnicity‚ etc. For example: Back then in 1896‚ there was segregation between African American people and White people. African Americans couldn’t the same things or get the same jobs as Whites could. Blacks couldn’t sit on the front of the bus‚ but white’s could. There were labels for everything separating blacks and whites. There were labels on the buses‚ water fountains‚ schools restaurants‚ and other places. We should all be treated as equals and as one. God made

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    once said‚ ’Segregation is the adultery of an illicit intercourse between injustice and immortality.’" Segregation and discrimination was a big issue in the U.S. history and to this day‚ it can still be found. Treating individuals as per the shade of their skin and holding preference against a specific class of individuals in light of their racial affiliations are cases of discrimination. On the other hand‚ keeping individuals separated based on their apparent contrasts is segregation. This is exactly

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    University Segregation in Kuwait Since the year 2003‚ the minister of education implemented gender segregation in all universities in Kuwait. A big deal was made after this was announced. Some people agreed‚ and others disagreed. People that didn’t think segregation in universities was necessary wrote many controversial articles in the newspapers. Girls and boys need to learn how to interact with each other‚ because they will end up working together in the future. Another issue segregation causes is

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    Emancipation from Segregation By Don Moore (2010) The physical chains of slavery were broken by the Emancipation Proclamation passed by President Lincoln in the 1860s. Ten years later the African American people faced a second form of slavery. In the South‚ right after the Civil War‚ in the 1870s‚ anti-African American laws were passed which were called the Jim Crow laws. According to David Pilgrim‚ Professor of Sociology‚ the Jim Crow laws mandated that African Americans were not to go

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    I found the article American Apartheid very interesting. The topic of residential segregation was the main focus point. The connection of segregation in the 70s and the 80s to present day is very shocking. It just shows that every cause has an effect. Even though the act of segregation ended in the 80s; the thought of it continues today. Separate but equal was never equal because of the history of American the stain of black and white continues to be an uphill battle. Blacks are the only race that

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