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Separate, Not Equal
In the decades following Reconstruction, white Southerners reasserted their sense of superiority over black people through social customs -- such as refusing to address black individuals by honorific titles such as "Mr." or "Mrs." -- and through legal statutes -- such as Virginia's laws mandating segregated schools (1902) and streetcars (1906).
Jim Crow segregation created a legalize racial caste system that lasted until the 1960s. It affected almost all facets of daily life: theaters, parks, libraries, hospitals, and businesses maintained separate -- and generally unequal -- facilities and services for black people. |