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The Myth of the Racist Republicans
'''Segregation''' means to separate groups of people based on race by government mandate, typically to give more privileges or rights to the dominant group. For example in the 1960s, "Segregationists wanted policies that privileged whites."<ref> [http://www.claremont.org/publications/crb/id.928/article_detail.asp]</ref>
'''Segregation''' means to separate groups of people based on race by government mandate, typically to give more privileges or rights to the dominant group. For example in the 1960s, "Segregationists wanted policies that privileged whites."<ref> [http://www.claremont.org/publications/crb/id.928/article_detail.asp The Myth of the Racist Republicans]</ref>
In the southern [[United States]], the policy was created and enforced by the [[Democratic Party]] starting in the 1870s. Segregation was allowed in public schools by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in [[Plessy v. Ferguson]] (1896), but then prohibited in [[Brown v. Board of Education]] (1954).
In the southern [[United States]], the policy was created and enforced by the [[Democratic Party]] starting in the 1870s. Segregation was allowed in public schools by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in [[Plessy v. Ferguson]] (1896), but then prohibited in [[Brown v. Board of Education]] (1954).