Having grown up in the Birmingham, Alabama public education system I can tell you segregation never really ended.<p>Sure there aren&#x27;t signs designating black and white water fountains but just because something is not written on a sign or on the law books doesn&#x27;t mean its not written in the consciousness of the people.<p>The biggest reason for this in my opinion is the historical obfuscation.<p>Sure, we kind of studied the Civil Rights movement but we never really learned about Dr. King&#x27;s deeper message, only that he &quot;had a dream&quot;, and then segregation ended and everything was &quot;normal&quot; after that.<p>It wasn&#x27;t until years after graduating that I began reading Dr. King&#x27;s speeches that and the underlying causes of the racial divisions finally made sense, allowing me to let go of the anger I had held from bad experiences related to the racial animosity.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu&#x2F;encyclopedia&#x2F;documentsentry&#x2F;doc_address_at_the_conclusion_of_selma_march.1.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu&#x2F;encyclopedia&#x2F;documentse...</a>