1930s: Blacks are barred from voting in the South; although this discrimination by race is illegal, states use poll taxes and other laws to restrict voting rights.
1970: After the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Civil Rights Act of 1968, racial discrimination is banned from housing, public places, and the young booth. African Americans begin to successfully run for political office in greater numbers.
Today: Blacks are entitled to vote allover the United States, many cines in both North and South have black mayors, and many black men and women serve in both the U.S. House and Senate.
1930s: Schools are segregated and unequal, and blacks are blocked from living in white neighborhoods all over the U.S.
1970: School segregation is illegal, and some courts have even ordered busing to enforce desegregation of schools.
Today:.....
