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Photos: Segregation in America

The photos that follow illustrate how far the United States has come to achieving Dr. King’s dream for a colorblind society of equal opportunity for all--and how far it has yet to go. Comprising photographs taken between the 1930s and today, the gallery compares emblematic images from the Jim Crow era with scenes of contemporary life. Join us for a tour of America, THEN and NOW.

April 4 marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The photos that follow illustrate how far the United States has come in achieving Dr. King's dream of a colorblind society with equal opportunity for all--and how far it has yet to go. Comprising photographs taken between the 1930s and today, the gallery compares emblematic images from the Jim Crow era to scenes of contemporary life. Join us for a tour of America, THEN and NOW. Photo: Bettman-Corbis

 
 
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  • Posted By: x-OK-x @ 01/23/2009 7:08:15 AM

    Racism is disgraceful, we should all just stop being so up ourselves and see everyone for who they really are. And thats just another human being. People should be judged on their actions, not their skin n anyone who is racist is narrow minded and pathetic

  • Posted By: smilingsole @ 04/29/2008 4:12:22 PM

    What shocks me most is the reacisim I see from people when they are in desperate situations. This happens from all sides, even from those who claim they are not raciest. I have friends from every walk of life that I have encountered, and I have been luck enough to get to know other cultures and see the light where I was raised in a semi raciest house hold that made few comments but still they had been made. We all need to realize we are all human. no matter what our outsides show or our backrounds. Kids need to be told you make a judgement about a person based on the person and not because they may be different then you. Maybe someday the killing will end and our children can know more about the world because they care about the humans that occupy it.

  • Posted By: RACISM IS STUPID @ 03/18/2008 11:27:48 AM

    jUS BECAUSE ONE STUPID WHITE MAN MAKES A DUMB REMARK DOESNT MEAN U COME DOWN ON ALL WHITE PPL..ME BEING A MOTHER OF A BI RACIAL CHILD KNOS THE DIFFICULITES OF THE STARES AND RUDE REMARKS...EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT WHETHER UR SKIN IS BLUE BLACK OR PURPLE..U MAKE UR OWN CHOICES IN LIFE..NOT EVERY WHITE PERSON IS RACISTS OR MOLESTS THERE CHILD..I DONT JUDGE ANYONE BY THERE SKIN COLOR..IT IS HOW THEY R AS A HUMAN BEING..ITS 2008 AND PEOPLE GET REAL...EVERYONE SHOULD B TREATED EQUALLY AND NOT PRE JUDGED...BY THE WAY DIDNT U NOTICE HALF BLACK AND HALF WHITE CHILDREN ARE STARTING TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD....ITS A GREAT THING

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