The turn of the century could be described as a higher point in Afro-American history, but in no way the lesser of two evils. After Lincoln's 1862 Emancipation Proclamation (and more so the 13th Amendment to the Constitution,) slavery was abolished. But moving on to the 20th century, segregation and racism still ran rapid in America. After seeing the end of the tunnel, African-Americans again they were pushed down into second-class status. Entering into one of …showed first 75 words of 877 total…

…showed last 75 words of 877 total…NEGRO HUNT; POSSES KEEP UP HUNT FOR NEGRO; HUNT COLORED ASSAILANT; NEGRO FIEND SOUGHT ANEW. Taking a moment to mention WWII, the first half of the twentieth century came to a close. The Reds, the Blues; The Lefts, the Rights. The atom bomb, the space race, the automobile, relativity, industrialization, aviation, television, revolution - all buzzwords for the past 100 years of humanity. A black man couldn't sip coffee with a white man. Hit and miss.