Segregation In The 1900's

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Imagine a world where everyone was treated equally despite your race, gender, sexuality, or even disabilities. Segregation is the action of separating something or someone apart from other people. Segregation is usually thought to be the separation between blacks and whites in the 1900’s. In this time period, blacks were thought of as inferior to whites. The Jim Crow Laws limited opportunities for black people due to the color of their skin. Eventually, segregation between these races wasn’t a law anymore. Although segregation of blacks and whites has drastically improved throughout the years, segregation still exists between races, genders, sexuality, and people with disabilities.

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