The Civil Rights Movement
Use these sources to help you answer Question 6 below.
Secondary Source:
"While Minnesota was considered a progressive state and had laws against discrimination, many restaurants and hotels denied service to Black people. In addition, restrictive housing covenants (rules) prevented Blacks from moving into many neighborhoods...Blacks were limited to living in certain areas, which created distinct Black communities. In St. Paul, Blacks lived in the Rondo neighborhood, south of University Avenue from Rice Street to Lexington Parkway. In the 1960s, the Rondo neighborhood was destroyed and more than six hundred residents were displaced to make way for Interstate 94.
Employment discrimination was pervasive in Minnesota. While some Blacks worked in skilled trade jobs as stonecutters and bricklayers, many white employers refused to hire Blacks. This limited their opportunities to unskilled jobs as laborers, waiters, cooks, and porters in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries."
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"On August 28, 1963, hundreds of thousands of people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. They came to support equal rights for blacks. Supporters had traveled from all over the country to take part in the event. It was called the March on Washington. Somewhere in the crowd was a group of 62 Minnesotans." (Kenney, Dave. Northern Lights: The Stories of Minnesota's Past, 2013, Minnesota Historical Society)
6. What was the main way that Black Minnesotans experienced discrimination?
A. Black Minnesotans did not face any discrimination.
B. Black Minnesotans were limited in where they could live and what jobs they could be hired for.
C. Black Minnesotans were not allowed to get an education at any school in the state.
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