Segregation: The Country Club

Segregation! The separation of ethnicities in social and professional societies that

showcased the differences during civil rights. Everyone should be created equal, and no one

should be treated differently. The Country Club was not justified in denying Dondre Green the

right to play golf in the facility which is blatant discrimination for someone based on the color of

his skin.

Jim Crow Laws refer to how black people and white people couldn’t use the same

restrooms, water fountains, or swim in the same pool. Black people were the only ones that

couldn’t eat at the same restaurants as whites. White people couldn’t help black people with

anything. In the 1st amendment black people couldn’t say bad things or anything about

white

people in court. “Congress could not make a law respecting the establishment of religion”

(www.The1stamendment.com). “Congress could not abridge the freedom of speech or

the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and also to petition the government for a redress

or grievances, according to James Madison (www.Thefirstamendment.com)”. Additionally,

the Jim Crow Laws highlight the most severe forms of segregation in the mid twentieth century

and how unfairly African-Americans were treated in specific areas of the United States most

noticeably the South.

In Gettysburg Address their was a war between the North and the South and they were left

behind by the soldiers who fought for either side. The Gettysburg war took place in 1863. Eighty

-seven years ago the European settlers on a continent created a new nation, created in liberty, and

dedicated to the idea that all people are created equal. Abraham Lincoln was the one who said

the Gettysburg Address. “On June 1,1865, Senator Charles Sumner referred to the most famous

speech ever given by president Abraham Lincoln, according to senator Charles Sumner”.

Lincoln and other speakers are addressing the crowd honoring these who fallen and sacrificed

their lives in the name of equality. Everyone is honoring the people who have sacrificed their

lives in battles, because of the selfless sacrifice. Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg address

speech in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania at a cemetery. Abraham Lincoln’s speech was very

important and he is trying to convince and prove to the audience about our rights. Abraham

Lincoln that all men are created equal and that it is not right for a person to own

another

, we are all citizens of humanity. The Gettysburg address was important predominantly.

The story of Mason Dixon is about an eighteen year old boy named Dondre Green and

how he gets judged by the color of his skin. Dondre was invited to go with his golf team to play

at a Country Club. When Dondre Green and his friends got to the club the coach was told that

Dondre couldn’t play on the team because of his skin color. The people who work at the Country

Club wanted the rights to have a private place. “In 1991 on April 17th, the issue about how

Dondre couldn’t play in the game because of the color of his skin was an incident that made

nationwide news”. “Dondre has been a member of the St.Frederick High School golf team for 2

years”. Dondre was the only black boy on the team. The coach said,” if the team leave they will

have to forfeit the game and if they stay Dondre will not play”. Dondre’s life was full of bigotry.

The only way they can resolve the problem was by leaving and having to forfeit the game,

because Dondre couldn’t play, because of the color of his skin.

When Dondre coach told him

about what the management said Dondre knew it was going to be ominous.

The management was practicing it’s right to not serve as a private facility, however in 1991

refusing service to someone based on race was against the law if they were invited. The golf

club was a private facility and not a public facility. The management didn’t allow blacks to play

at their private facility. “The Caldwell Parish Country Club was reserved for whites only”.

“Dondre and his team glanced at each other in disbelief because of the rights that white people

are only allowed in the Caldwell Parish Country Club”. Therefore the management didn’t allow

black people in or around their facility.

Additionally, the Caldwell Parish Country Club was not justified in denying Dondre Green

the right to play golf in the facility which is blatant discrimination for someone based on the

color of their skin. The black people were treated in a discriminated way. Some people may think

that white people are more important or even better than black people. In conclusion, people

were not treated equal and they did not have any

rights.