Tensions: civil rights

Civil rights were a major tension during the Cold War. In the court case of Plessy verses Ferguson, in 1896, a new law was created. it was called "separate but equal." This meant that blacks must be treated to the same amenities as whites. Jim Crow laws were then established. They gave specific laws that blacks and whites alike must follow. Rosa Parks, a very important character in the fight for equality, was sent to jail because she would not give up her seat to a white man who was standing on the bus. She started a revolution for blacks to gain their rights. Soon, for 381 days, blacks protested and would not ride the buses. After the 381th day, segregation on the buses was removed. This was a small win compared to the thousands of other public places that still segregated and treated blacks without respect.