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0 pointsseanmcdirmid5y ago0 comments

Much of, not most. Jim Crow South was never a majority of the country, and racism in the north was much more implicit, segregation was never formal.

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SpicyLemonZest5y ago

Segregation was rarely government mandated in the north during that time period, but it was often formal; many sports teams, property covenants, and unions prohibited black membership.

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0 pointsseanmcdirmid5y ago0 comments

Much of, not most. Jim Crow South was never a majority of the country, and racism in the north was much more implicit, segregation was never formal.

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SpicyLemonZest5y ago

Segregation was rarely government mandated in the north during that time period, but it was often formal; many sports teams, property covenants, and unions prohibited black membership.

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