Breaking Their Silence: 2 Leaders Who Ended Black Segregation

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The segregation of individuals has been practiced for decades. It is an act that one certainly should not be proud of and did not stop witnesses of the event from standing up. The domination that the black community faced was horrendous and is something that should not repeat in history. Although the fight for the…

How Racism and Segregation Birthed a New Language

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The black deaf community is wholly shaped by two marginalized communities: deaf and African-American. For women, the prejudice may reach an intersectionality of three, experiencing sexism, racism, and communication barriers. The history of prejudice and segregation against black folk invented a dialect of American Sign Language (ASL), known simply as Black ASL. The discriminatory practices…