Plenty long, as long as they only beat up on a small minority. This... uh, actually happened 50+ years ago, you realise.
No, I don't realize. Why would people of that minority continue shopping at a store that beats them up? And if those people stopped shopping there, the store would have to either start beating up other people, or not beat people up at all.
But at the very least, the laws forcing businesses to serve all races were necessary once
No they weren't. Many businesses WANTED to integrate, but were legally required to segregate. That's why they're called Jim Crow LAWS and not "Jim Crow Corporate Policies."
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