1910s: Only two books by African Americans—both autobiographies—have a wide readership among both white and black audiences.
Today: Many of the United States's bestselling authors are African American or members of other ethnic minorities.
1910s: White and black people are forbidden by law from marrying each other in most states.
Today: Since 1967, no state in the United States forbids interracial marriage.
1910s: White and black people in large cities in the North come together to listen to ragtime music, a product of African American culture.
Today:.....
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