The Effect Of Racism On African Americans

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The racism was about the African Americans (blacks) didn't have or things they could do like the (whites). They didn't get the same respect or the rights as the whites did. Their was a war against the whites and backs the whites hated the African Americans the reason was was because of the tone of skin color they had. Just because they had different skin tone. The African Americans couldn't do what the whites could've done. Because their skin color made them different for some reason. The African Americans wouldn't get the same respect as the whites did.

So their was war just because the skin tone was differently so then they had to respect the whites because they would rule every place their was. So then the African Americans where treated

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