Thursday, December 8, 2011

Jim Crow America

Another example of racial segregation that I came across while reading an article by William Styron who wrote "Confession of Nat Turner" was one I had not heard of before. On ferryboats, white passengers took the starboard side of the boat while black passengers took the portside.
(Source: I did not record the source other than to know it was from American Heritage magazine).

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