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| − | '''Segregation''' means to separate groups of people based on race or cultural | + | '''Segregation''' means to separate groups of people based on race or cultural differences. Segregation can be forced or self-imposed. |
| − | In the southern [[United States]], the policy was created by state governments at the end of [[Reconstruction]] in 1876 and the reemergence of [[ | + | In the southern [[United States]], the policy was created by state governments at the end of [[Reconstruction]] in 1876 and the reemergence of [[Democrat Party]] control of Southern state legislatures. The Democrat Party has been known as the party of segregation ever since. |
| − | [[Woodrow Wilson]], the second Democrat president after the [[Civil War]], introduced segregation into the United States government [[Civil service system|Civil Service]], requiring separate bathrooms and | + | [[Woodrow Wilson]], the second Democrat president after the [[Civil War]], introduced segregation into the United States government [[Civil service system|Civil Service]], requiring separate bathrooms and cafeterias in federal buildings and installations throughout the land, including Northern and Western states which had fought for the Union and existed without laws requiring segregation of the races. US [[military]] training and units also were segregated. |
| − | Segregation was allowed in public schools by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in [[Plessy v. Ferguson]] (1896), but then reversed after 20 years of Democrat control of both Houses of Congress and the presidency when [[President Eisenhower]] appointed former California Republican Gov. [[Earl Warren]] as Chief | + | Segregation was allowed in public schools by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in [[Plessy v. Ferguson]] (1896), but then reversed after 20 years of Democrat control of both Houses of Congress and the presidency when [[President Eisenhower]] appointed former California Republican Gov. [[Earl Warren]] as Chief Justice. The [[Warren Court]] ordered school desegregation in [[Brown v. Board of Education]] (1954). As a reaction in the 1960s, Democrats "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 addition to the public schools, segregation existed in the United States military up until 1947. In the | + | In addition to the public schools, segregation existed in the United States military up until 1947. In the Democrat-controlled [[The South|South]] and [[federal government]] it existed in public accommodations like restrooms, drinking fountains, cafeterias, movie theaters, buses, trains, sports arenas and hotels before the federal government reversed itself and banned it with the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]. |
[[Ann Coulter]] wrote, "There was more desegregation of American public schools in Nixon's first term than in any historical period before or since." [http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2013-07-31.html#read_more] | [[Ann Coulter]] wrote, "There was more desegregation of American public schools in Nixon's first term than in any historical period before or since." [http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2013-07-31.html#read_more] | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | * [[Jim Crow]], for a history in the | + | * [[Segregated college housing]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Jim Crow]], for a history in the United States |
| + | * [[Apartheid]], for a similar history in [[South Africa]] | ||
| + | *[[Democratic party]] | ||
| + | *[[Joseph R. Biden]] | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Liberal Traits]] |
[[Category:Civil Rights]] | [[Category:Civil Rights]] | ||
Revision as of 22:24, June 21, 2019
Segregation means to separate groups of people based on race or cultural differences. Segregation can be forced or self-imposed.
In the southern United States, the policy was created by state governments at the end of Reconstruction in 1876 and the reemergence of Democrat Party control of Southern state legislatures. The Democrat Party has been known as the party of segregation ever since.
Woodrow Wilson, the second Democrat president after the Civil War, introduced segregation into the United States government Civil Service, requiring separate bathrooms and cafeterias in federal buildings and installations throughout the land, including Northern and Western states which had fought for the Union and existed without laws requiring segregation of the races. US military training and units also were segregated.
Segregation was allowed in public schools by the U.S. Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), but then reversed after 20 years of Democrat control of both Houses of Congress and the presidency when President Eisenhower appointed former California Republican Gov. Earl Warren as Chief Justice. The Warren Court ordered school desegregation in Brown v. Board of Education (1954). As a reaction in the 1960s, Democrats "wanted policies that privileged whites."[1]
In addition to the public schools, segregation existed in the United States military up until 1947. In the Democrat-controlled South and federal government it existed in public accommodations like restrooms, drinking fountains, cafeterias, movie theaters, buses, trains, sports arenas and hotels before the federal government reversed itself and banned it with the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Ann Coulter wrote, "There was more desegregation of American public schools in Nixon's first term than in any historical period before or since." [1]
See also
- Segregated college housing
- Jim Crow, for a history in the United States
- Apartheid, for a similar history in South Africa
- Democratic party
- Joseph R. Biden
