Segregation was a natural process as churches and meeting places were built within communities as they were established by different cultural groups.
As the country grew and reached the industrial era, children worked alongside their parents in factories. Child labor laws began in 1904 that were coupled with compulsory education laws which were designed to keep children in school and out of the paid labor market until a specified age (usually 12, 14, or 16 years) (www.en.wikipedia. org). Child labor laws were developed due to the need for adults to attain work, especially during the Great Depression. During the 1930s and 1940s, illiteracy dropped from 4.3% to 2.9% as a clear result of child labor laws that removed children from factories into schools. Later in 1954, In Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas the Supreme Court rules that racial segregation in public education is unconstitutional. Aimed primarily at discriminatory treatment of African Americans in the South, the ruling affirms the right of all races to equal protection under law (www.fofweb.com).
Reasons People Have Immigrated To The United States.
People have not only immigrated to the United States to acquire a better life through work, freedom to practice religion, and/or escape from war and famine but for other reasons as well. People of all ages come to join family members, others through marriage or adoption. Colleges and universities offer programs for transfer students. Job transfers throughout international corporations can also often lead one on a path to citizenship.
Struggles People Faced When They Were Immigrating Or Migrating To The United States.
During the early 1600s through 1900s, travel to America for most was very lengthy, unsanitary, and dangerous. People of all ages were crowded onto ships for lengthy three-month journeys on average. The lack of facilities and ventilation created sickness and disease through solid waste and air born particles.