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A Turning Point For Blacks In The 1950's

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The late 1960’s were a turning point for blacks as prior to this time the severity of racism. Severely mistreated and viewed as “subhuman”, the black community began to exert their demand for equality as never before had they acted out against the usual. Despite having been freed from slavery, blacks continued to be oppressed by their white counterparts resulting in continued mistreatment, pay inequality, and being forced to bear the majority of the workload despite the doctrine of “separate but equal”. Despite coming into play during the 1950’s, “separate but equal” wasn’t a “true” reality as blacks were forced to work the jobs the whites refused, sit in the back of public buses, use separate bathrooms as well as a number of more appalling
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