JY+Historical+Critiquing

Segregation In America
In 1876 Laws were passed in America permitting the segregation of races. These laws essentially created two seperate countries in America. A country for whites, and a country for blacks. Not only were there congressional laws promoting segregation, there were also what are known as "De Facto" laws that weren't real laws on paper, but became a way of life in the south. De Facto laws were unwritten laws against blacks in the south. They were much harsher than the paper laws set up by the government and included curfews and limitations on jobs. In the time that the novel was written slavery had been abolished and segregation and de facto laws had come into play. However, Mark Twain set the novel during times of slavery to emphasize racism. The de facto laws and the element of racism and slavery in //Huckleberry Finn// are conected in their racial inequality.

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