Question

In an unnamed area in USA, in 1950, there lived two best friends - Camilla and Jamila. Camilla was white-skinned and Jamila was dark-skinned. When they began school, they were aghast to realise that they could not sit together in their class.

As a Class/Grade 10 student, what do you think has happened here?

• A. Camilla and Jamila were likely racially segregated.
• B. Camilla's community faced racial discrimination in the American society.
• C. Jamila's community faced racial discrimination in the American society.
• D. There was no reason for such separation in 1950 USA.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C)

Jamila's community faced racial discrimination in the American society.

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Based on the description, Jamila was likely from a different racial community and not a "white" American. This could be a cause for the separation in schools. In the 1950s USA, there was racial discrimination and segregation in educational insitutions, as well as in other public places.