Segregation in the 1920's was very severe. In this time there was a law called "Separate but Equal" which displayed the acts of unfair and unequal values towards African Americans such as separate restrooms for whites and colors. The areas designated for colored people were usually run down and in much worse conditions than the white areas which also displayed that they were in fact NOT equal. Colored people were given the right to vote but they had fine print to that right. In order to vote you had to not only pass a literacy test but also pay taxes, which colored people did not have enough money to do usually because of how little they were paid. There were risings of racist groups such as the KKK who would enforce fear into colored families and wanted them to remain "in their place" so to speak and realize that they weren't equal. Most people weren't that extreme but would still display racist acts such as not serving them or not allowing them to enter their store or not paying/hiring them. The 1920's were a hard point in time for those who were colored and often forced them to move North to seek peace. This was known as the "Great Migration"
By: Maggie Romero
By: Maggie Romero