Throughout the South there were Jim Crow laws creating de jure legally required segregation. Facilities and services such as housing, healthcare, education, employment, and …

Dec 5, 2025 · racial segregation, the practice of restricting people to certain circumscribed areas of residence or to separate institutions (e.g., schools, churches) and facilities (parks, …

Nov 28, 2018 · Segregation is the practice of requiring separate housing, education and other services for people of color. Segregation was made law several times in 19th- and 20th …

They waged a long struggle to eliminate racial discrimination and segregation from American life. By the middle of the twentieth century their focus was on legal challenges to public-school …

: segregation of racial groups that arises as a result of economic, social, or other factors rather than by operation or enforcement of laws or other official state action

Segregation in American history refers to the systemic separation of people based on race, primarily impacting African Americans and other people of color, and was a significant barrier …

2 days ago · Segregation was intended to debase African Americans, strip them of their dignity, reinforce their inequality, and maintain a submissive agricultural labor force.