Race Relations

1
Race Relations

• And how they tie into Circle
  of Fire

2
All Is Not Well

• African Americans were not liked during this
  period.
• Lynch laws were common, and fair trials for
  blacks were rare

3
Segregation

• Supposedly separate but equal, but not equal in
  the slightest
• Separate schools, water fountains, bus sections,
  rest rooms, theaters for whites and blacks

4
Turning the Tide

• Brown v. Board of Education- Supreme court rules
  separate but equal is unconstitutional.
• Abolition of poll taxes and literacy tests that
  kept many blacks from voting
• Universal suffrage isnt truly gained until 1965