Black folk often times choose to take routes that avoid the white side of town. Seeing the signs for segregation is embarrassing and a disgrace to our culture. Jim Crow laws have a devastating power over the life of African Americans. Higher levels of action must take place in order to overcome these so called “laws” (Guffey, 2012, p. 50).
We African American's must stick together and hold on to our faith that we will continue to see improvements toward racial equality. We have already seen some movement toward the abolishment of these so called "laws" intended to suppress our will to be seen as equal, have comparable rights and better opportunities. The first step toward racial equality was seen with the victory of the court case of Brown v. Board of Education on May 17, 1954 (Smithsonian, n.d.). However, the Jim Crow laws have continued to persist here in the south.
Will it Stop?!
By: Aibileen Clark
As the cotton fields are becoming few and far between, and urbanization is starting to take over, Jim Crow laws have become more prevalent. The whole notion of “Separate but Equal,” has begun to take over our lives. Jackson has become one of the most segregated cities in the nation with separate restaurants and separate theatres for coloreds and whites. There are even separate Bibles required for colored and white people in certain court systems in the South. Day to day activities are racialized with buildings being planned to serve both black and white folk. Buildings and public spaces are now being designed with separate entrances for colored and whites (Guffey, 2012, p. 46).
Decision making is also muddled in the South. It seems like coloreds don’t even have the freedom to choose how they get from point A to point B. Black folk often times choose to take routes that avoid the white side of town.
An Update on the Segregation Laws
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