USA at Home - BEGINNING

USA AT HOME - BEGINNING

% of Black people in America

1700 - 11.1%

1750 - 20.2%

1800 - 18.9%

1850 - 15.7%

1900 - 11.6%

1950 - 10.0%

Top 10 American states with the largest black population

1. Alabama

2. Florida

3. Georgia

4. District of Columbia

5. Mississpi

6. South Carolina

7. North Carolina

8. Virginia

9. Louisiana

10. Arkansas

Segregation

Segregation becomes known as the 'Jim Crow Laws'. This meant that instates black and white poeple were separated. Public places such as hotels, pools, hospitals, cinemas, shops,…