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A photograph of an African American child using a water fountain, the tree next to the fountain has a sign attached that reads 'Colored' in order to enforce Jim Crow laws, the water fountain is part of the county courthouse property, Halifax, North Carolina, 1938. From the New York Public Library. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).

A photograph of an African American child using a water fountain, the tree next to the fountain has a sign attached that reads 'Colored' in order to enforce Jim Crow laws, the water fountain is part of the county courthouse property, Halifax, North Carolina, 1938. From the New York Public Library. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).