[U S Army EOD]

What people don't really realize about segregation at that time was, if I owned a resturant and you were black and I allowed you to sit at a whites only counter to be served, I could have been fined or put in jail for breaking the law. Because of those laws, I did not have freedom of choice on who I served. It was just the opposite of being required to serve someone if I didn't want to because I didn't like their race which doesn't give you freedom of choice either.

Your actions toward a person was dictated by the law, not how you personally felt about things.

[risk]

That hardly makes it right.