Racial segregation in the United States throughout history

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Sadly, racial segregation has a long history in the United States. The separation between the blacks and the whites is deeply-rooted in American history because of its constitution, which established in 1787 that the weight of a black man was three-fifths of a white man. It also marked slavery as a constitutional fact. Concretely, racial segregation touched colored people in various fields as education, transports, employement and access to culture. It was based on the fact that black and white people didn't have the same rights. With the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, who defended the idea of the abolition of slavery, eleven states of the American Union declared themselves members of an independent nation. A year later, the Secession war began. The states of North America were against slavery whereas the South ones were pro-slavery.

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[...] On the 2nd of July 1964, what is probably the most important law against discrimination ever voted in the United States was declared. The Civil Rights Act, implemented by President Johnson, officially affirmed that any form of discrimination, at school, at work, in the army, in public transportion and public places was forbidden. It was the beginning of the Affirmative Action, whose aim was to integrate blacks into professional world, by imposing quotas. Almost a year later, in July 1965, Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, which allowed black people to vote in every state of America, without any condition. [...]

[...] Today, in the USA percent of the population is black percent of the people in prison are black percent of the people given the death sentence are black percent of the black people are#poor. The amount of deaths of black babies at birth is two times larger than whites'. Life expectancy is 6 years longer for white people. " This somehow shows that people aren't yet equal years after the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen. [...]

[...] During the national anthem, they raised their hand, wearing a black glove, symbolizing the protest American blacks were fighting for. The black glove is the symbol of an organization called the Back Panthers, engaged against racism. After the incindent, they weren't allowed to run anymore in international competitions for having shown a politic sign. " Though King's fight changed some people's minds, a lot of people still think that it is normal for the blacks not to have the same rights as white people. [...]

[...] Sadly, racial segregation has a long history in the United States. The seperation between blacks and whites is deeply-rooted in American history because of its constitution, which established in 1787 that the weight of a black man was three-fifths of a white man. It also marked slavery as a constitutional fact. " Concretely, racial segregation touched colored people in as various fields as education, transports, employement and access to culture. It was based on the fact that black and white people didn't have the same rights. [...]

[...] The boycott lasted for 382 days, the situation becoming so tense that King's house was bombed. King was arrested during this campaign, which ended with a United States Supreme Court decision outlawing racial segregations on all public transport. ! In 1957, a group called SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) was created by Martin Luther King to lead non-violent protests in order to make black and white people equal. This year, he walked more than kilometers and gave 208 speeches all over the USA. [...]