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Jim Crow: A Necessary Law

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Jim Crow was a system of laws and customs that separated races, they took away a lot of American citizens rights. For example separated parks, schools and restaurants were affected from the Jim Crow laws.
“It shall be unlawful for colored people to frequent any park owners or maintained by the city for benefit, use and enjoyment of white persons… and unlawful for any white person to frequent any park owned or maintained by the city for the use and benefit of colored persons.” (Georgia, Springboard, page 197) I think that this is an unnecessary law because it wastes money for such an immature reason. White people can’t use colored parks and colored people can’t use white persons parks? Not only does this waste money, but it’s also less convenient.

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