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How were black people treated in the 50s/60s?

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That's how black people were treated in the 1950s. In the 1960s, their bodies became part of dam foundations. The ones that lived, had water cannons and German Shepherds turned on them. read more

In addition to fighting for equal treatment in education, black Americans fought for equal treatment in housing and transportation. In many cities of the South, blacks were forced to sit in the back of buses. In 1955, a black woman named Rosa Parks got on a bus in the city of Montgomery, Alabama. She sat in the back. The bus became crowded. read more

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