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The Repression Of African Americans In The 1890's
The 1860's to about the 1890's (Jim Crowe Era) there was a time full of segregation and racism. Most of all, the white were racist and hateful to African Americans. Photograph #5 shows a picture of a group of white kids yelling and ready to fight a group of black people that just moved into their neighborhood. These kids were around the age of 11-12. This showed how much hate people had in them. However, there were some people that were not mean, and they wanted to help African Americans get their rights. Like in Photograph #3, there were a bunch of protesters, white and black, holding up signs that said, "We Demand Equal Rights, we want jobs," etc... In Photograph #4, there are a bunch of African American kids, white adults, and black adults.
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