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What Is The Role Of Segregation In African American Society
For more than half of the 20th Century, American society was segregated. Segregation laws and restrictions were made and carried out by white society denying African Americans of their civil rights. They could not be equal participants in social, economic or political life. Blacks and whites were separated in schools, churches, transportation, public restrooms, theatres and restaurants. Not only in community affairs but the battle field for quality extended to playing fields, courts and sports arenas. Through sports, African American athletes fought their way through barriers of white
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