By 1950, America had emerged from World War II and was once again one of the richest and strongest nations, but there was still a group of people who did not they had the equal freedom and power that most Americans had. This group of people had been slaves to the American people until 1865 and had always faced discrimination and violence despite aiding the war effort. Black Americans dreamed that things would soon change for them and that they would have the same opportunities and rights as white Americans, but this seemed like an impossible dream because of segregation, the “separate but equal” rule where white and black people of America were separated in public places, such as bathrooms and buses. The South also had “Jim Crow” laws that allowed discrimination against blacks. The laws are named after a white comedian who insulted blacks by throwing comedy. I will look at the civil rights movement in America and how the black dream began to become a reality when the system of having separate schools for black and white children in the South began to change. This was a major goal for blacks. If they could desegregate the schools, they would gain social acceptance and their children would grow up together and gradually learn to accept each other, giving blacks social and economic progress. It was an easy way to challenge the whites and show that the “separate but equal” rule wasn't entirely fair. For example, a survey was conducted in Claredon Country, South Carolina, which found that $13.08 was spent on black education, even though 75 percent of the students were black compared to t.. . half of the paper... cks that could show how they didn't stoop as low as the whites, stayed away from any violence and didn't fight back, no matter how hard it was for them. In conclusion, I believe that on the one hand blacks have not made much progress because even in the beginning In the 1960s only 10% of blacks attended desegregated schools and universities still prevented blacks from attending, but on the other hand they let people know to the world how badly they were treated, they had shamed America and damaged their image but it was still not enough to "open the doors of opportunity". . Segregation in education aroused such emotions as blacks threatened white supremacy. It was difficult for whites to get used to the idea that they were all the same after so long, but blacks made progress thanks to their determination not to react and their willingness to keep trying..