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According to the article “A Tale of Segregation” the white men told William Minners dad “You’re going to stay here and when all the good and white people have gotten their water, and when everyone is gone then you can do what you want to.” William and his had to wait because the white men implied that white men were the good men and colored weren’t. Also according to “A Tale of Segregation” Williams father said “this was a real act of prejudice” his father said that because they waited 30 min and it was their turn to get water so the white made them stop because their color. “Theres gonna come a day where this won’t happen anymore” said Williams dad in “A Tale of Segregation” he meant being racist and hating against colored people won’t last

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