Charles Hamilton Houston had a tremendous impact on the lives of African Americans who were being affected by the Jim Crow Laws. He became a lawyer so he would be able to fight for equal rights for those who could not represent themselves. He impacted society by challenging the law and questioning the education system. African Americans in the early 1900s received an education of much lower quality than that of Caucasians in America. The school buildings were worse and so were the materials. Charles Hamilton Houston saw this and knew that something had to change. Houston, like many other African Americans faced challenges. While in the Army, Houston experienced racial discrimination. He did not have any friends in the Army and was constantly
