Segregation is when black Americans were kept separate from white Americans. One way the country was segregated was as it says on page 6 “Black Americans were banned from most white schools and nearly all universities.” Without a good education, African-Americans wouldn't be able to get good jobs. Without good jobs, they couldn't buy food or a house or support their family. Another way the country was segregated was that African-Americans were turned away from hospitals. If an African-American had an emergency that needed immediate medical attention, they wouldn't be allowed in the hospital. That person could have a severely cut arm that was bleeding out fast, and the hospital workers would do nothing about it. The person could die! The workers probably wouldn't even care.
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Take Rosa Parks for example. She was on her way home from work sitting in the “colored section” of the bus. She wasn't breaking and rules, even when the bus driver told her to give up her seat and she didn't. She refused and was takes to jail for not giving “her” seat to a “white” person in the “colored” section. Also a way African-Americans were segregated is they couldn't set foot in public libraries. Libraries are a free public service everyone can use. But back in the early 1900s, blacks couldn't just because of their skin color. What did whites want them to do, buy every book they wanted to read? Even if they did, African-Americans probably wouldn't be allowed in bookstores either. The final way that African-Americans were segregated is that they weren't allowed to work in most hospitals. Even if an African-American was one of the greatest surgeons around, that person probably wouldn't be given a job. Vivien Thomas got lucky you could say. Actually, he got what he deserved, equal rights. As you can tell African-Americans were treated unfairly in many different
Take Rosa Parks for example. She was on her way home from work sitting in the “colored section” of the bus. She wasn't breaking and rules, even when the bus driver told her to give up her seat and she didn't. She refused and was takes to jail for not giving “her” seat to a “white” person in the “colored” section. Also a way African-Americans were segregated is they couldn't set foot in public libraries. Libraries are a free public service everyone can use. But back in the early 1900s, blacks couldn't just because of their skin color. What did whites want them to do, buy every book they wanted to read? Even if they did, African-Americans probably wouldn't be allowed in bookstores either. The final way that African-Americans were segregated is that they weren't allowed to work in most hospitals. Even if an African-American was one of the greatest surgeons around, that person probably wouldn't be given a job. Vivien Thomas got lucky you could say. Actually, he got what he deserved, equal rights. As you can tell African-Americans were treated unfairly in many different