World Crossroads / 1945 to Today

March to Equality

The U. S. had won the war in the name of freedom and the economy was booming—but not everybody shared equally in freedom and opportunity. Throughout the 1950s, African Americans were subject to segregation in nearly every aspect of daily life, including housing, transportation, shopping, and amusements. But previously marginalized people who had fought, worked, and shared in winning the war would not remain quiet about the inequality of society.

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