Conclusion
Segregation laws discriminated against African Americans for generations. The rights that were taken away by the decision of the Plessy v. Ferguson case were hard fought for down the road by courageous men and women who saw that rights were being unfairly restricted by abused powers. These men and women took it upon themselves the responsibility of helping to gain rights for the discriminated and oppressed.
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“Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a
person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
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"Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself, and that is what has happened to the American Negro."
Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.], 16 April 1963
Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.], 16 April 1963