1950 vs. 2020

[Jarlaxle]

The 50's were an awesome time. It would be refreshing if the only thing we had to worry about was Russia having a few nukes.

Those $80-$100 guns were two weeks pay in 1950

Fortunately, the superb Enfield rifle is only ten bucks.

 

[Jarlaxle]

I would love to get a Johnson for $59.95!

Rather have a Garand.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Do you really want to live through another four years of President Donald J. Trump?

I'm just sayin'.

Hell yes.

 

[Flash]

I would love to get a Johnson for $59.95!

Rather have a Garand.

I have four Garands but not a Johnson.

 

[Jarlaxle]

I have four Garands but not a Johnson.

Garand is a much better rifle. (There's a reason the Johnson was rejected.) I would rather have a Garand or a 1903 Springfield.

 

[Flash]

The 50's were an awesome time. It would be refreshing if the only thing we had to worry about was Russia having a few nukes.

Those $80-$100 guns were two weeks pay in 1950

Fortunately, the superb Enfield rifle is only ten bucks.

Not on the ads but back then you could get a M-1 Carbine for $29.

 

[Flash]

I have four Garands but not a Johnson.

Garand is a much better rifle. (There's a reason the Johnson was rejected.) I would rather have a Garand or a 1903 Springfield.

Yes we all know that but the Johnson is a great collector's piece.

 

[Jarlaxle]

I have four Garands but not a Johnson.

Garand is a much better rifle. (There's a reason the Johnson was rejected.) I would rather have a Garand or a 1903 Springfield.

Yes we all know that but the Johnson is a great collector's piece.

I don't want a collecter's piece. I want something I can shoot.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Not on the ads but back then you could get a M-1 Carbine for $29.

I wish the Garand carbine (the T26 "tanker Garand", 18" barrel) had been produced.

 

[rightwinger]

I would love to get a Johnson for $59.95!

Rather have a Garand.

I have four Garands but not a Johnson.

I have a big Johnson

 

[Wyatt earp]

Life Expectancy 1950 69
Life Expectancy 2020. 78

Yes, but in what state of health?

People were actually healthier back then. They worked from sunup to sundown, and didn't eat at McDonald's and Burger King. There was nowhere near the amount of diabetes, high blood pressures, and cancer that we have now.

We've just come up with more ways to prolong people's misery.

50 percent of adults in 1950 smoked cigarettes

Yeah, and they lived more happier life's , didn't have to worry about locking the doors at night or some retards blocking traffic saying racist slogans as black lives matter when all live's matter, no legal abortion's

 

[Flash]

I have four Garands but not a Johnson.

Garand is a much better rifle. (There's a reason the Johnson was rejected.) I would rather have a Garand or a 1903 Springfield.

Yes we all know that but the Johnson is a great collector's piece.

I don't want a collecter's piece. I want something I can shoot.

I have over 50 firearms. Plenty to shoot. However, it would be nice to have something as historical as the Johnson. I had the chance to get one back in 2010 but passed on it and now I regret it.

 

[gipper]

I’ll take 1950 any day. I know...I know...that automatically makes me a racist, sexist, and homophobic by the dim witted. Oh well, I’ll risk it.

America 1950 vs. America 2020
In 1950, Texaco Star Theatre, The Lone Ranger and Hopalong Cassidy were some of the most popular shows that Americans watched on television.

In 2020, a Netflix film entitled “Cuties” is so trashy and so disgusting that four states have sent a letter to Netflix asking for it to be removed because it is “fodder for those with criminal imaginations, serving to normalize the view that children are sexual beings.”

In 1950, television networks would not even show husbands and wives in bed together.

In 2020, “adult websites” get more traffic than Netflix, Amazon and Twitter combined.

In 1950, people would greet one another as they walked down the street.

In 2020, Americans are too enamored with their cellphones to be bothered with actual human contact.

In 1950, gum chewing and talking in class were some of the major disciplinary problems in our schools.

In 2020, kids are literally gunning down police officers in the streets.

In 1950, people would make an effort to dress up and look nice when they would go out in public.

In 2020, most of the population has become utter slobs and “People of Walmart” has become one of our most popular memes.

In 1950, the typical woman got married for the first time at age 20 and the typical man got married for the first time at age 22.

In 2020, the typical woman gets married for the first time at age 27 and the typical man gets married for the first time at age 29.

In 1950, a lot of people would leave their homes and their vehicles unlocked because crime rates were so low.

In 2020, many that live in urban areas are deathly afraid of all the civil unrest that has erupted, and gun sales have soared to all-time record highs.

In 1950, Americans actually attempted to parent their children.

In 2020, we pump our kids full of mind-altering drugs and we let our televisions and our video games raise our children.

In 1950, Baltimore was one of the most beautiful and most prosperous cities on the entire planet.

In 2020, Baltimore regularly makes headlines because of all the murders that are constantly occurring. Of course the exact same thing could be said about many of our other major cities.

In 1950, 78 percent of all households in America contained a married couple.

In 2020, that figure has fallen below 50 percent.

In 1950, about 5 percent of all babies in the United States were born to unmarried parents.

In 2020, about 40 percent of all babies in the United States will be born to unmarried parents.

In 1950, new churches were regularly being opened all over the United States.

In 2020, it is being projected that 1 out of every 5 churches in the U.S. “could be forced to shut their doors in the next 18 months”, and the mayor of Lubbock, Texas just said that opening a new Planned Parenthood clinic is like starting a church.

In 1950, we actually had high standards for our elected officials, and people actually did research on the candidates before they cast their votes.

In 2020, more than 4,000 people in one county in New Hampshire voted for a “transsexual Satanic anarchist” in the Republican primary, and she is now the Republican nominee for sheriff in Cheshire County.

In 1950, children would go outside and play when they got home from school.

In 2020, our parks and our playgrounds are virtually empty and we have the highest childhood obesity rate in the industrialized world.

In 1950, front porches were community gathering areas, and people would regularly have their neighbors over for dinner.

In 2020, many of us don’t know our neighbors at all, and the average American watches more than five hours of television a day.

In 1950, Americans used words such as “knucklehead”, “moxie” and “jalopy”.

In 2020, new terms such as “nomophobia”, “peoplekind” and “social distancing” have been introduced into the English language.

In 1950, the very first credit card was issued in the United States.

In 2020, Americans owe more than 930 billion dollars on their credit cards.

In 1950, one income could support an entire middle class household.

In 2020, tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs and filed for unemployment, and more than half of all households in some of our largest cities are currently facing “serious financial problems”.

In 1950, the American people believed that the free market should govern the economy.

In 2020, most Americans seem to believe that the government in Washington and the Federal Reserve must endlessly “manage” the economy.

In 1950, “socialists” and “communists” were considered to be our greatest national enemies.

In 2020, most of our politicians in Washington have eagerly embraced socialist and communist policy goals.

In 1950, the U.S. Constitution was deeply loved and highly revered.

In 2020, anyone that actually admits to being a “constitutionalist” is considered to be a potential domestic terrorist.

In 1950, the United States loaned more money to the rest of the world than anybody else.

In 2020, the United States owes more money to the rest of the world than anybody else.

In 1950, the total U.S. national debt reached the 257 billion dollar mark for the first time in our history.

In 2020, we added 864 billion dollars to the national debt in the month of June alone. In other words, we added over three times more to the national debt in that one month than the total amount of debt that had been accumulated from the founding of our nation all the way to 1950.

In 1950, most Americans were generally happy with their lives.

In 2020, the suicide rate is at an all-time record high, and it has been rising every single year since 2007.
America 1950 vs. America 2020

1950 was far better than 2020.
I’ll be candid and concise, your beating around the bush bullshit is driving me fucking crazy.
Negroes were in check
No illegal wetbacks fucking shit up and distorting our culture
No ragheads
No faggots
No rug munchers
No chicks with dicks
No feminazi bulldikes
No national debt
No division
No politicians working harder for Mexico’s human cockroaches

This shit goes on and on

Please don’t post in my thread. We have nothing in common.

 

[gipper]

I’ll take 1950 any day. I know...I know...that automatically makes me a racist, sexist, and homophobic by the dim witted. Oh well, I’ll risk it.

America 1950 vs. America 2020
In 1950, Texaco Star Theatre, The Lone Ranger and Hopalong Cassidy were some of the most popular shows that Americans watched on television.

In 2020, a Netflix film entitled “Cuties” is so trashy and so disgusting that four states have sent a letter to Netflix asking for it to be removed because it is “fodder for those with criminal imaginations, serving to normalize the view that children are sexual beings.”

In 1950, television networks would not even show husbands and wives in bed together.

In 2020, “adult websites” get more traffic than Netflix, Amazon and Twitter combined.

In 1950, people would greet one another as they walked down the street.

In 2020, Americans are too enamored with their cellphones to be bothered with actual human contact.

In 1950, gum chewing and talking in class were some of the major disciplinary problems in our schools.

In 2020, kids are literally gunning down police officers in the streets.

In 1950, people would make an effort to dress up and look nice when they would go out in public.

In 2020, most of the population has become utter slobs and “People of Walmart” has become one of our most popular memes.

In 1950, the typical woman got married for the first time at age 20 and the typical man got married for the first time at age 22.

In 2020, the typical woman gets married for the first time at age 27 and the typical man gets married for the first time at age 29.

In 1950, a lot of people would leave their homes and their vehicles unlocked because crime rates were so low.

In 2020, many that live in urban areas are deathly afraid of all the civil unrest that has erupted, and gun sales have soared to all-time record highs.

In 1950, Americans actually attempted to parent their children.

In 2020, we pump our kids full of mind-altering drugs and we let our televisions and our video games raise our children.

In 1950, Baltimore was one of the most beautiful and most prosperous cities on the entire planet.

In 2020, Baltimore regularly makes headlines because of all the murders that are constantly occurring. Of course the exact same thing could be said about many of our other major cities.

In 1950, 78 percent of all households in America contained a married couple.

In 2020, that figure has fallen below 50 percent.

In 1950, about 5 percent of all babies in the United States were born to unmarried parents.

In 2020, about 40 percent of all babies in the United States will be born to unmarried parents.

In 1950, new churches were regularly being opened all over the United States.

In 2020, it is being projected that 1 out of every 5 churches in the U.S. “could be forced to shut their doors in the next 18 months”, and the mayor of Lubbock, Texas just said that opening a new Planned Parenthood clinic is like starting a church.

In 1950, we actually had high standards for our elected officials, and people actually did research on the candidates before they cast their votes.

In 2020, more than 4,000 people in one county in New Hampshire voted for a “transsexual Satanic anarchist” in the Republican primary, and she is now the Republican nominee for sheriff in Cheshire County.

In 1950, children would go outside and play when they got home from school.

In 2020, our parks and our playgrounds are virtually empty and we have the highest childhood obesity rate in the industrialized world.

In 1950, front porches were community gathering areas, and people would regularly have their neighbors over for dinner.

In 2020, many of us don’t know our neighbors at all, and the average American watches more than five hours of television a day.

In 1950, Americans used words such as “knucklehead”, “moxie” and “jalopy”.

In 2020, new terms such as “nomophobia”, “peoplekind” and “social distancing” have been introduced into the English language.

In 1950, the very first credit card was issued in the United States.

In 2020, Americans owe more than 930 billion dollars on their credit cards.

In 1950, one income could support an entire middle class household.

In 2020, tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs and filed for unemployment, and more than half of all households in some of our largest cities are currently facing “serious financial problems”.

In 1950, the American people believed that the free market should govern the economy.

In 2020, most Americans seem to believe that the government in Washington and the Federal Reserve must endlessly “manage” the economy.

In 1950, “socialists” and “communists” were considered to be our greatest national enemies.

In 2020, most of our politicians in Washington have eagerly embraced socialist and communist policy goals.

In 1950, the U.S. Constitution was deeply loved and highly revered.

In 2020, anyone that actually admits to being a “constitutionalist” is considered to be a potential domestic terrorist.

In 1950, the United States loaned more money to the rest of the world than anybody else.

In 2020, the United States owes more money to the rest of the world than anybody else.

In 1950, the total U.S. national debt reached the 257 billion dollar mark for the first time in our history.

In 2020, we added 864 billion dollars to the national debt in the month of June alone. In other words, we added over three times more to the national debt in that one month than the total amount of debt that had been accumulated from the founding of our nation all the way to 1950.

In 1950, most Americans were generally happy with their lives.

In 2020, the suicide rate is at an all-time record high, and it has been rising every single year since 2007.
America 1950 vs. America 2020

No, it doesn't make you racist...it just makes you more than likely, white...

it also means all that all of your whining about tax rates was bullshit -- since tax rates were far more higher in the 50's

First, blacks had it better in 1950 in almost every economic and societal factor than they do today.

Secondly, you have me confused with someone else. I prefer the tax rates of 1950 and have never complained about tax rates, dick lips.

 

[BrokeLoser]

I’ll take 1950 any day. I know...I know...that automatically makes me a racist, sexist, and homophobic by the dim witted. Oh well, I’ll risk it.

America 1950 vs. America 2020
In 1950, Texaco Star Theatre, The Lone Ranger and Hopalong Cassidy were some of the most popular shows that Americans watched on television.

In 2020, a Netflix film entitled “Cuties” is so trashy and so disgusting that four states have sent a letter to Netflix asking for it to be removed because it is “fodder for those with criminal imaginations, serving to normalize the view that children are sexual beings.”

In 1950, television networks would not even show husbands and wives in bed together.

In 2020, “adult websites” get more traffic than Netflix, Amazon and Twitter combined.

In 1950, people would greet one another as they walked down the street.

In 2020, Americans are too enamored with their cellphones to be bothered with actual human contact.

In 1950, gum chewing and talking in class were some of the major disciplinary problems in our schools.

In 2020, kids are literally gunning down police officers in the streets.

In 1950, people would make an effort to dress up and look nice when they would go out in public.

In 2020, most of the population has become utter slobs and “People of Walmart” has become one of our most popular memes.

In 1950, the typical woman got married for the first time at age 20 and the typical man got married for the first time at age 22.

In 2020, the typical woman gets married for the first time at age 27 and the typical man gets married for the first time at age 29.

In 1950, a lot of people would leave their homes and their vehicles unlocked because crime rates were so low.

In 2020, many that live in urban areas are deathly afraid of all the civil unrest that has erupted, and gun sales have soared to all-time record highs.

In 1950, Americans actually attempted to parent their children.

In 2020, we pump our kids full of mind-altering drugs and we let our televisions and our video games raise our children.

In 1950, Baltimore was one of the most beautiful and most prosperous cities on the entire planet.

In 2020, Baltimore regularly makes headlines because of all the murders that are constantly occurring. Of course the exact same thing could be said about many of our other major cities.

In 1950, 78 percent of all households in America contained a married couple.

In 2020, that figure has fallen below 50 percent.

In 1950, about 5 percent of all babies in the United States were born to unmarried parents.

In 2020, about 40 percent of all babies in the United States will be born to unmarried parents.

In 1950, new churches were regularly being opened all over the United States.

In 2020, it is being projected that 1 out of every 5 churches in the U.S. “could be forced to shut their doors in the next 18 months”, and the mayor of Lubbock, Texas just said that opening a new Planned Parenthood clinic is like starting a church.

In 1950, we actually had high standards for our elected officials, and people actually did research on the candidates before they cast their votes.

In 2020, more than 4,000 people in one county in New Hampshire voted for a “transsexual Satanic anarchist” in the Republican primary, and she is now the Republican nominee for sheriff in Cheshire County.

In 1950, children would go outside and play when they got home from school.

In 2020, our parks and our playgrounds are virtually empty and we have the highest childhood obesity rate in the industrialized world.

In 1950, front porches were community gathering areas, and people would regularly have their neighbors over for dinner.

In 2020, many of us don’t know our neighbors at all, and the average American watches more than five hours of television a day.

In 1950, Americans used words such as “knucklehead”, “moxie” and “jalopy”.

In 2020, new terms such as “nomophobia”, “peoplekind” and “social distancing” have been introduced into the English language.

In 1950, the very first credit card was issued in the United States.

In 2020, Americans owe more than 930 billion dollars on their credit cards.

In 1950, one income could support an entire middle class household.

In 2020, tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs and filed for unemployment, and more than half of all households in some of our largest cities are currently facing “serious financial problems”.

In 1950, the American people believed that the free market should govern the economy.

In 2020, most Americans seem to believe that the government in Washington and the Federal Reserve must endlessly “manage” the economy.

In 1950, “socialists” and “communists” were considered to be our greatest national enemies.

In 2020, most of our politicians in Washington have eagerly embraced socialist and communist policy goals.

In 1950, the U.S. Constitution was deeply loved and highly revered.

In 2020, anyone that actually admits to being a “constitutionalist” is considered to be a potential domestic terrorist.

In 1950, the United States loaned more money to the rest of the world than anybody else.

In 2020, the United States owes more money to the rest of the world than anybody else.

In 1950, the total U.S. national debt reached the 257 billion dollar mark for the first time in our history.

In 2020, we added 864 billion dollars to the national debt in the month of June alone. In other words, we added over three times more to the national debt in that one month than the total amount of debt that had been accumulated from the founding of our nation all the way to 1950.

In 1950, most Americans were generally happy with their lives.

In 2020, the suicide rate is at an all-time record high, and it has been rising every single year since 2007.
America 1950 vs. America 2020

1950 was far better than 2020.
I’ll be candid and concise, your beating around the bush bullshit is driving me fucking crazy.
Negroes were in check
No illegal wetbacks fucking shit up and distorting our culture
No ragheads
No faggots
No rug munchers
No chicks with dicks
No feminazi bulldikes
No national debt
No division
No politicians working harder for Mexico’s human cockroaches

This shit goes on and on

Please don’t post in my thread. We have nothing in common.

Translation:
“Please say what I want to hear the way I want to hear it or don’t say anything at all.
That un-sugarcoated raw truth stuff scares the living
shit out of my nutless ass.”

 

[Dalia]

Life Expectancy 1950 69
Life Expectancy 2020. 78

Yes, but in what state of health?

People were actually healthier back then. They worked from sunup to sundown, and didn't eat at McDonald's and Burger King. There was nowhere near the amount of diabetes, high blood pressures, and cancer that we have now.

We've just come up with more ways to prolong people's misery.

Yes, I wasn’t born in the '50s so I didn’t live in his time but you just have to see the movies, the cars and everything to understand that everything was solid and it seemed good to live in those days.

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

I’ll take 1950 any day. I know...I know...that automatically makes me a racist, sexist, and homophobic by the dim witted. Oh well, I’ll risk it.

America 1950 vs. America 2020
In 1950, Texaco Star Theatre, The Lone Ranger and Hopalong Cassidy were some of the most popular shows that Americans watched on television.

In 2020, a Netflix film entitled “Cuties” is so trashy and so disgusting that four states have sent a letter to Netflix asking for it to be removed because it is “fodder for those with criminal imaginations, serving to normalize the view that children are sexual beings.”

In 1950, television networks would not even show husbands and wives in bed together.

In 2020, “adult websites” get more traffic than Netflix, Amazon and Twitter combined.

In 1950, people would greet one another as they walked down the street.

In 2020, Americans are too enamored with their cellphones to be bothered with actual human contact.

In 1950, gum chewing and talking in class were some of the major disciplinary problems in our schools.

In 2020, kids are literally gunning down police officers in the streets.

In 1950, people would make an effort to dress up and look nice when they would go out in public.

In 2020, most of the population has become utter slobs and “People of Walmart” has become one of our most popular memes.

In 1950, the typical woman got married for the first time at age 20 and the typical man got married for the first time at age 22.

In 2020, the typical woman gets married for the first time at age 27 and the typical man gets married for the first time at age 29.

In 1950, a lot of people would leave their homes and their vehicles unlocked because crime rates were so low.

In 2020, many that live in urban areas are deathly afraid of all the civil unrest that has erupted, and gun sales have soared to all-time record highs.

In 1950, Americans actually attempted to parent their children.

In 2020, we pump our kids full of mind-altering drugs and we let our televisions and our video games raise our children.

In 1950, Baltimore was one of the most beautiful and most prosperous cities on the entire planet.

In 2020, Baltimore regularly makes headlines because of all the murders that are constantly occurring. Of course the exact same thing could be said about many of our other major cities.

In 1950, 78 percent of all households in America contained a married couple.

In 2020, that figure has fallen below 50 percent.

In 1950, about 5 percent of all babies in the United States were born to unmarried parents.

In 2020, about 40 percent of all babies in the United States will be born to unmarried parents.

In 1950, new churches were regularly being opened all over the United States.

In 2020, it is being projected that 1 out of every 5 churches in the U.S. “could be forced to shut their doors in the next 18 months”, and the mayor of Lubbock, Texas just said that opening a new Planned Parenthood clinic is like starting a church.

In 1950, we actually had high standards for our elected officials, and people actually did research on the candidates before they cast their votes.

In 2020, more than 4,000 people in one county in New Hampshire voted for a “transsexual Satanic anarchist” in the Republican primary, and she is now the Republican nominee for sheriff in Cheshire County.

In 1950, children would go outside and play when they got home from school.

In 2020, our parks and our playgrounds are virtually empty and we have the highest childhood obesity rate in the industrialized world.

In 1950, front porches were community gathering areas, and people would regularly have their neighbors over for dinner.

In 2020, many of us don’t know our neighbors at all, and the average American watches more than five hours of television a day.

In 1950, Americans used words such as “knucklehead”, “moxie” and “jalopy”.

In 2020, new terms such as “nomophobia”, “peoplekind” and “social distancing” have been introduced into the English language.

In 1950, the very first credit card was issued in the United States.

In 2020, Americans owe more than 930 billion dollars on their credit cards.

In 1950, one income could support an entire middle class household.

In 2020, tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs and filed for unemployment, and more than half of all households in some of our largest cities are currently facing “serious financial problems”.

In 1950, the American people believed that the free market should govern the economy.

In 2020, most Americans seem to believe that the government in Washington and the Federal Reserve must endlessly “manage” the economy.

In 1950, “socialists” and “communists” were considered to be our greatest national enemies.

In 2020, most of our politicians in Washington have eagerly embraced socialist and communist policy goals.

In 1950, the U.S. Constitution was deeply loved and highly revered.

In 2020, anyone that actually admits to being a “constitutionalist” is considered to be a potential domestic terrorist.

In 1950, the United States loaned more money to the rest of the world than anybody else.

In 2020, the United States owes more money to the rest of the world than anybody else.

In 1950, the total U.S. national debt reached the 257 billion dollar mark for the first time in our history.

In 2020, we added 864 billion dollars to the national debt in the month of June alone. In other words, we added over three times more to the national debt in that one month than the total amount of debt that had been accumulated from the founding of our nation all the way to 1950.

In 1950, most Americans were generally happy with their lives.

In 2020, the suicide rate is at an all-time record high, and it has been rising every single year since 2007.
America 1950 vs. America 2020

No, it doesn't make you racist...it just makes you more than likely, white...

it also means all that all of your whining about tax rates was bullshit -- since tax rates were far more higher in the 50's

First, blacks had it better in 1950 in almost every economic and societal factor than they do today.

Secondly, you have me confused with someone else. I prefer the tax rates of 1950 and have never complained about tax rates, dick lips.

So when Trump said that economically -- blacks are doing better than they have ever done in the history of the US -- you know that is a lie...correct??

and here is another reason I have zero respect for folks who talk this dumb shit.....

You dumb asses cry oppression and marxism over the slightest thing -- wearing a mask to go into a Walmart -- Starbucks putting Happy Holidays on their cups, goofy shit...

But you same muthafuckas will tell black folks in the 50's that they should shut up about REAL OPPRESSION because in your mind, you think they did better economically....

 

[Mr Natural]

We Boomers had the best of everything.

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

Life Expectancy 1950 69
Life Expectancy 2020. 78

Yes, but in what state of health?

People were actually healthier back then. They worked from sunup to sundown, and didn't eat at McDonald's and Burger King. There was nowhere near the amount of diabetes, high blood pressures, and cancer that we have now.

We've just come up with more ways to prolong people's misery.

Yes, I wasn’t born in the '50s so I didn’t live in his time but you just have to see the movies, the cars and everything to understand that everything was solid and it seemed good to live in those days.

what do you base people being healthier in the 50's on??

Any data to support that??

Like a life expectancy chart?

 

[rightwinger]

First, blacks had it better in 1950 in almost every economic and societal factor than they do today.

Economically, blacks may have had more opportunities in the 1950s than today. Low skilled manufacturing jobs were in abundance. However, advancement beyond menial labor was generally not available to blacks.
There were few blacks in management and no blacks were allowed to supervise white workers. There were no blacks in mid or upper management.

To claim blacks had it better societally in the 1950s shows outright ignorance. In most of America they were treated as second class citizens and were restricted from public access