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Racial Profiling And Segregation Of Water Fountains In The 1960's

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In the 1960’s there were segregated water fountains. One water fountain was labeled Whites and the other water fountain was labeled Colored. The water fountain that had to be used by colored people, looked like subpar urinal. The water fountains that white people used looked luxurious and were much bigger. The water that was used for the fountains came from the same valve, so there was no real reason other than racism and discrimination as to why each race was forced to use separate water fountains.
Today, we have so many laws in place regarding racial profiling and discrimination that in our era public segregation is nonexistent. Water fountains no longer bare signs based on someone’s color. They are
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