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Bad Treatment Of African Americans In The 1900's
. In the 1900’s, there was a rule where blacks had to enter the bus from a rear door. They were not given the privilege of sitting anywhere they wanted to, inside a public transportation bus, only the color section. Things were not fair at the time with much of racism going on. Today, after several years the, United States, has become a diverse country, home of people from different backgrounds. It is multicultural. However, there are times where we go back a few decades. Remembering the bad treatment to many black lives still occur today, not only to them but as well as to people with colored skin. For example, I am a person of color. Often times I am called “Mexican” because of the way I look or speak, when in reality I do not come from Mexican

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