“The 50s were good for some, not for all.
Blacks were still segregated and could not vote”
Not everyplace,they could vote in most of the country-—and weren’t segregated in most states.
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Eisenhower was the President who started fighting segregation head on. He was in office 1953 to 1961 if you recall.
Sounds like reparations time. Get out your checkbook. Make checks out to “cash” or “Al Sharpton,LLC” —give ‘till it hurts.