Racism In 1900s

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Has Racism Changed in the United States since the 1900’s?

Many of us have friends of different races and don’t think of how lucky we are to have them. Back in the 1930’s, it was very hard for friends who weren’t both the same race to stay friends. For example, Blacks weren’t accepted as people, more or less, slaves with more rights. As the years went by, around the 1950’s, 1960’s the Black community was getting their word across about equality. There is a change in segregation that starts to slowly spread. During the 21st century, racism as a whole really shifted. Most people saw everyone as, well, people. Let’s go back to a time where whites were the “superior’ race.

The 1930’s, the time when only one race was considered the high class race.

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