tion for years to come.It started out that the Columnists were working and farming the land, which they stole, on their own. As the years passed they soon realized that why do it our selves when we can have someone else to do it. They began to ship slaves over from Africa. Hundreds of slaves were crowded onto large ships and brought to a foreign land, only to be enslaved by a foreign race of people. The hands of other races formed America. The foundation of this country was based upon racial tension and conflict. This strain continued even after slavery had been abolished. People would lash out at other races in order to make them-selves feel better. Phrases like “hate crimes” were suddenly popping up.Throughout the early twentieth century, African-Americans were considered to be inferior to the Caucasian race. There were designated areas for “white” and “colored” people. “Colored” people were not allowed to eat in certain restaurants. They were not even allowed to drink from the same water fountains. Most of the time the “colored” fountain were just faucets sticking out of the wall. Segregation, as this separation of the races became known as, was legal by the laws of this country. The Supreme Court in the landmark decision of Plessy vs. Fregussun brought legality to the United States for segregation. “A statue which implies merely a legal distinction between the white and colored races – a distinction which is founded in the color of the two races, has no tendency to destroy the legal equality the two races” (Justice Henry Brown). This ruling established the doctrine of separate but equal. Therefore anytime that the races were to be separated, so long as the facilities were equal, which never were, it was perfectly legal. This doctrine survived for many years until it was finally rectified by another Supreme Court decision. Brown vs. Board of ...
