[WashingtonSource]

Actually, I think there were state laws requiring segregation. It was not up to the lunch counter. But, I could be wrong.

[scottjewell]

“Actually, I think there were state laws requiring segregation. It was not up to the lunch counter. But, I could be wrong.”

You are absolutely correct. The laws mandated segregation in virtually all spheres of public life. So now we have gone to the other extreme.