What are some examples of government enforced racism in America?
After slavery became illegal, they weren’t too happy about it in the South. They pretty much wanted to keep life as close to the status quo as possible, with Blacks not being able to vote, eat at lunch counters with Whites, miscegenate, or anything “uppity” like that. The solution was to enact various Jim Crow laws. Who/what was Jim Crow? It was a racist song/dance act about a stereotypical Black man. He was a stock character for White guys in black face paint. You can read more here if you want. (The Jim Crow Museum of racist memorabilia is in Big Rapids, Michigan.) Anyway, Jim Crow laws were one of the things that Dr. Martin Luther King railed against. Some examples,
