Serious question....from a young guy

[Aikman_TheGreat]

Back in the "civil rights' days, they had separation of blacks and whites, but what about the hispanics and asians? Where did they fit in, or did they?

[WantToTrade]

Being from Milwaukee one of the nations most segregated cities today I can tell you that hispanics were seperated as well back then. From talking with the older folks that I know they said you couldnt go a lot of places if you werent white without getting in a fight. Its not comparable to "Whites Only" signs of the south but if you crossed the wrong street you were in for a fight. There really isnt an asian community in milwaukee though, they just fit in whereever they can.

[Aikman_TheGreat]

Thanks for the input, but I want to know about the 40's, 50's, and 60's. In the "heat" of the civil rights "war".

[duane1969]

There were areas where an Asian or Latino was more welcomed than an African-American. For example, most parts of Texas were oblivious to Latinos because they were as common or more common than whites. However, some terrible racism against blacks occurred in Texas.

By the same measure, in California you were better off being African-American than Asian. During the gold rush many Asians came to America to find their fortune. There was a "foreigner mining tax" that was levied against any non-American that was mining gold. However, only the Chinese were consistently taxed under this law. African-Americans, Europeans and Latinos rarely paid the tax. Similarly, Asians made about 1/2 of what everyone else did for the same jobs.

The simple answer is that all non-whites were discriminated against. The complicated answer is that where you were played a factor in how severe the discrimination was.