Before 1964, discrimination is huge regarding ethnicity and gender. Throughout the history, relationship between individuals have changed. Since the abolishment of slavery in 1865, segregation has occurred in the American society and affect many spheres and groups. Colored groups face many discrimination and unfairness in the community even after slavery was abolished and African Americans are considered U.S. citizens; like the whites. The lack understanding was a large factor that created the giant gap between the whites and the blacks. In The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd tackled many evils of the world. Kidd explored the black community through the eyes of a fourteen-year-old white girl. Segregation was a huge problem in the mid-twentieth …show more content…
White supremacist rooted deeply in the community and even created groups like the Klu Klux Klan, a white supremacist group that is identified as a terrorist group. The segregation created many problems for the colored. Children would have to walk hours to go to a black school, although there was a white public school right across the road. Public transportation also places colored people in the lowest position and were forced to give up seats if a white person demanded. In politics, colored people are prevented from voting, although voting rights are given by the U.S. Constitution. Poll taxes are exceptional money that a poor, colored family cannot afford. Other loopholes such as the literacy test and the Grandfather clause also prevented colored people from their voting …show more content…
On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed and passed the Civil Rights Act. This law prohibited discrimination based on race, sex, color, religion and national origin. This highlighted event also occurred in the novel with the quote “‘Today, July second, 1964,’ he said, ‘the president of the United States signed the Civil Rights Act into law in the East Room of the White House…’(20).” This news made Rosaleen joyful and probably made other African American delighted in the real world. It is a great improvement to the long effect of racial