Dec 29, 2009

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Compare and Contrast

1930s: Blacks are barred from voting in the South; although this discrimination by race is illegal, states use poll taxes and other laws to restrict voting rights.

1970: After the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Civil Rights Act of 1968, racial discrimination is banned from housing, public places, and the voting booth. African Americans begin to successfully run for political office in greater numbers.

Today: Blacks are entitled to vote all over the United States, many cities in both North and South have black mayors, and many black men and women serve in...