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Tuesday- Paddling was very common in schools as punishment. Writing sentences was also a punishment. Embarrassment was commonplace to prevent students from being naughty. Scientific racism was a term that described what scientist did to try to prove that Blacks were not as smart as whites. States starting passing literacy tests and a poll tax to prevent Blacks from voting. The Grandfather Clause was passed that allows most poor whites to vote but not blacks. Blacks were finally allowed to vote with restrictions 100 years after they were allowed to vote.
Wednesday- If segregation was present then both sides had to be equal but that was not the case. Homer Plessy was arrested because he was unwilling to give up his seat at the front of the bus. If you were of African descent and you were almost at the stage of voting, you would still actually have to get past all the KKK lynching and violence. Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka. The Supreme Court decided that Segregation had to end. Colored people would be harassed on the first day of school. Only one managed to graduate. Most of the Southern states had mandatory segregation laws. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey the greatest show on earth started in 1871 and ended in 2017.
Thursday- Most circuses would catch fire and would have to shut down. PT Barnum had called the circus The Greatest Show on Earth. Ringling Brothers bought out Barnum and Bailey Circus in 1881. They combined names in 1919. They shut down due to money. Circuses aren't as popular as they used to be. Animal cruelty was another reason why some have shut down. Adventure Land was created in 1994. Amusement Parks have around for awhile now. The first ride at Coney Island was the steeplechase. Fred Trump bought the Steeplechase and had people demolish it. A baseball stadium was built in its place. The Sailtair was also another popular Park that people would attend. Megan Kelly said that blackface was ok when she was younger. James Naismith invented the sport of basketball. Baseball was the first sport to take off in our country. It was coined America's biggest pastime. Football started with college. We invented American Football. Jack Johnson is still considered one of the best boxers.
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