How Did Segregation Affect The Civil Rights Movement

Before the 1930 Civil Rights Movement, African Americans experienced oppression during this time and different events had taken place to prove that all citizens were equal. African Americans were not considered equal by whites. African American were served inequitable punishments if one was not to listen to a white person. Before, all authority allowed segregation and that whites could treat blacks in an injustice way. Segregation established an unfair, racist, and unconstitutional time period for the black people of America. First, segregation is wrong because it is unfair in multiple ways to the colored people of America. Although some people thought segregating areas was the right thing to do because people thought that they deserved the power, segregation should have never taken place in the country of freedom and equality. For example, in the 1930’s the colored children were not prioritized, “Public schools for black children received less funding, less maintenance, and less teacher training,” (Source C). This illustrates they were treated differently due to the …show more content…
For instance, white people were considered the higher class, “... white Americans saw themselves in a position of power, even if they were technically equal,” (Source C). This shows that white Americans saw themselves as superior while the African Americans were inferior. This was an example of the society being prejudice. Also a man named Homer Plessy was one-eighth black, but by law was legally black, purchased a ticket for a whites-only car and was arrested (Source C). although car segregation was unconstitutional they still tried to find another way around the amendment to keep the races separate. African Americans were treated in an unjust way even if they were partially black. Therefore, segregation during this time was full of racism because of the discrimination against African