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In the United States, segregation lasted over a century, from the Civil War up until Civil Rights, with the ideal being separate but equal. Of course things were not equal in this separation, and racism towards, and oppression and abuse of the black communities was common. But a segregated America, one half black and one half white, just became the accepted way things were even if people didn't like it, and infrastructure had been built up of two separate Americas side by side. There were black neighborhoods with black stores and restaurants and theaters and shop keepers and entertainers, etc, there were black sports teams and military units, etc.
After WW2, that gave way to Civil Rights and the process towards integration and equality.

So in America, how long can a segregated society last, and what would be the effects of a longer existing segregation?
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