Slavery: Background On Race In The United States

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Background on race in the United States. Slavery was started in the early 17th century. But soon enough, The colored people had had enough of the treatment and started to stand up for what they believed was right. As we entered the early 1900s, there was a rise in segregation. There were more signs that stated, Colored drinking fountain, or colored not allowed here. Colored people were not treated to good. Once they started to gain more rights, things got a little easier for them. But they were not completely free. In which started the civil war. Many strategies were used to fight for civil rights, and success and failures experienced along the way to achieving their goals. Paragraph 1: (strategies) Strategies were a big thing

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