Segregation
In the past, many groups of people have been seen down on and are even hurt by another group that believes that they are supreme. In the United States of America, the African American group has been seen down on by the "white" group. There was segregation between these two groups for many years. There were many problems of poverty and discrimination faced upon the Black Americans. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois show there different strategies for dealing with these problems. The Black Americans had many problems in the United States after they were freed. One of these problems was the education for them. Many whites felt that schools should be separated by race or color. The percentage of Black Americans enrolled in schools in the late nineteenth century was about thirty percent. The percentage of White Americans enrolled in schools was about fifty-five percent (Document A). These people were between the ages of five to nineteen years old. This shows the segregation of the two races in schools that were meant for everyone and anyone that is an American. As the years went on more and more Black Americans were able to go to school and get an education. By the 1920's, about fifty percent of the Black Americans
Du Bois in "The Niagara Movement" in September 1905, states that the Black Americans freedom of speech is being threatened (Document F). Of course the tests were rigged; so many Black Americans were unable to pass the test and ultimately unable to vote. Many states in the South started to enforce a test for voting. The country has shown determined effort to stop free expression of opinion among black men. The whites used this as an advantage for themselves during elections. They were unable to drink from the same water fountain as the whites (Document J). There were many signs that stated whether things are for "colored" people or not.
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