Jim Crow Laws and Racial Segregation in America | The Civil Rights Movement

Although slavery had ended, this did not mean that black Americans were entirely free. The Supreme Court's decision in the Plessy v. Ferguson case legally allowed "separate but equal" practices. But African Americans were anything but treated equally in the Jim Crow South.

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[Thekidyusuke]

It’s actually insane to think a human being is inferior to another human being just because the color of their skin. Mind boggling

[itsallbiznz]

I remember being stopped by the police in Beverly Hills in the 90's. After being handcuffed, made to sit on the sidewalk while they illegally went through my vehicle, I was let go, but not before being threatened that if I was seen over there again I would be taken to jail. I remember the officer telling me, we don't like your kind before sending me on my way.

[patrickbush]

My Life as a child in the fifties. My best friend in the whole wide world was Mark Abraham we were both 9 years old my first induction into hatred was at the city park pool it cost $0.20 to get into the pool for the day and we pinched our pennies throughout the year to have four shiny Roosevelt dimes when we arrived at the entrance there was a huge sign that said no coloreds allowed he pleaded with me and told me it's okay go in enjoy yourself they had a huge 15 chain link fence around the pool I jumped in the water and came out I seen him on the other side of that fence it had such a profound effect on me I never swam again he's gone now we were friends for over 50 years friends that you have a nice life you can count on one hand if you have a true one it's on one finger love you more

[anthonymazzella]

I believe we will all be chill one day I pray for everyone I can’t stand the pain anymore

[DraGnFly]

Absolutely HEART WRENCHING! This kind of ignorance is evil and distructive on all levels.

[elisabethdakak]

Slavery in the United-States was a moral blight. I do not understand that Segregation took place when Slavery was abolished, the Blacks could vote. Segregation is a separation. This is an awful thing to do to separate people. It is one thing to separate on your own, it is another when imposed. America insulted God in so many ways. Repentance is the thing to do

[dujardinmtl]

Very sad. So to help some people feel better about themselves, they made sure to annihilate the opportunities of another group of people and even made their lives harder. We humans are so disgusting sometimes.

[terriharrigan]

How sad this part of history. Why when we are all God’s children. This should never be!! We should all be treated equally

[patrickbush]

My youngest grandchild came and asked me papa how do you have great-grandchild? I cautiously look after you no matter what they say you always turn out great

[Dakatari]

It's beyond sad what African-Americans had to go through in a Country that was built on backs of African-Americans. They say what doesn't kill you will make you strong which is why African-Americans are a strong race.

[geoffreyedwards]

I wasn't alive during that struggle, yet I can't help but think about this when I hear white people refer to the "good ole days". My question has been and will always be: Good ole days for who exactly?

[theg.o.a.t]

This is blocked on my school computer and I had to watch this for an assignment and I’m not sure what’s bad

[lukehuelsman]

Someone trying to make a decent wage? That shit is laughable. It's 2022 and people are still slaves.

[missionsales]

me watching this from atlanta, georgia. i am so ashamed to be from here.

[kylemyrtil]

this helped a lot with my us history class

[princecharmonpoirtoi]

The abolition of slavery in North America wasn’t won because of human rights. It was fought because the North was industrial and they the Yankees considered slavery was an unfair practice, not to black people but, unfair to the white peoples living in the North of the country. Since they couldn’t make all the moneys the South was making out of the slavery trade and out of slave work. The North was sending many warnings asking the South to stop the practice because it was very unfair to them in the North having to pay salaries and training to employees in their different industries... Whereas the slaves didn’t need to learn English first to start working on agriculture and farms since that was the same work they knew to do and were doing in Africa, they were able to begin working right away... LEARN YOUR HISTORY

[rodneygriffin]

We have a law erected in 1964. The year before I was born.
It is still not an Amendment to constitution of the United States.
Neither is the ERA, which was the Egual Rights Amendment of the late 70's and 80's.
The desegregation and voting act among blacks still stand as long as the Supreme Court agrees, but there is no standing Constitutional guarantee, because it's only written as an Act, not either a full Constitutional Right.

[Tom-dyst]

Very nice Video, im watching this in school and have to Note down all of These Important information

[howtodoit]

The ones who disliked the video are the ones who would own slaves

[gookumpucky]

I remember "irish need not apply" signs. The jews and italians were mistreated also. The irish became law enforcement, the italians brought the mafia to retaliate, the chinese suffered descrimination, the puerto ricans.