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No White People Allowed
No White People Allowed in Zoo Today
In the photo by Ernest Withers the first thing that jumps out at you is a sign that says no white people allowed in the zoo. Even though in most photographs of segregated times the sign is the other way around it still means the same thing that blacks weren’t allowed to enjoy life’s privileges as whites were. Also this particular photo is found in chapter seven called “Sense of Place”. This is exactly what the photo represents about how in the 50’s during segregation blacks couldn’t go everywhere and do everything they wanted to do when they wanted to. To the right of that sign is another sign saying that there aren’t any dogs or bicycles allowed, but with this photo you kind of get the feeling that it should also say no blacks.
You don’t see many people in the picture only about six, looking at the picture I have to wonder whether there just weren’t many people in...
No White People Allowed in Zoo Today
In the photo by Ernest Withers the first thing that jumps out at you is a sign that says no white people allowed in the zoo. Even though in most photographs of segregated times the sign is the other way around it still means the same thing that blacks weren’t allowed to enjoy life’s privileges as whites were. Also this particular photo is found in chapter seven called “Sense of Place”. This is exactly what the photo represents about how in the 50’s during segregation blacks couldn’t go everywhere and do everything they wanted to do when they wanted to. To the right of that sign is another sign saying that there aren’t any dogs or bicycles allowed, but with this photo you kind of get the feeling that it should also say no blacks.
You don’t see many people in the picture only about six, looking at the picture I have to wonder whether there just weren’t many people in...
Posted by: Justin Rech
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