Question

“To keep whites and black from joining together as equals, the leaders of the colonies gave poor whites small benefits and gifts of status.” (p.33) What does this mean and how do you think those actions might connect to the racism we know today? Book: A Young People's History of the United States

Answer 1

Okay so they did this because they were racist until Martin Luther king jr. stood up for the white kids

Answer 2

This paragraph doesn't have a lot of info but I'm doing my best

Step-by-step explanation:

They segregated both races, therefore whites being far more superior than the blacks long ago. People still believe that blacks didn't deserve civil rights and will still continue to act racist towards them thinking whites should still be more superior.