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It’s as incontestable as it was predictable - mainstream White America, i.e., MAGA, is back to fantasizing about the good ol’ days of “Jim Crow,” but now with a modern twist - one where not just Black folks, but LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, hell, the handicapped and anyone who doesn’t fit into the 21st century confederate vision of “traditional values” get slapped with a big, fat NO ENTRY sign?

Let’s walk and talk, stroll down this dystopian alleyway, shall we?

To be blunt, “Juneteenth,” as a federal holiday, is as good as gone - as is MLK Day. Those are givens. MAGA believes their symbolic relevance must be expunged.

Here’s the next monumental rollback: The Civil Rights Act of 1964. Yes, the landmark piece of legislation that prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in public accommodations, employment, and voting, essentially outlawing segregation and giving federal enforcement power to combat racial discrimination across various aspects of American life; it is considered one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in U.S. history.

This act, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964, prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal. It was the most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.

An all out attack on it is a given. Rand Paul and his daddy have been trying to breathe life into this for decades: The law gave the federal government too much power in telling business owners what they could and could not do, he argued. While he expressed strong abhorrence for racism, he said it was the job of communities, not the government, to fix discrimination in private places by boycotting such businesses. “I think it’s a bad business decision to exclude anybody from your restaurant - but, at the same time, I do believe in private ownership.

Now here’s what’s a kick in the butt: This movement Trump has ignited and spearheads, has the support of 95% of the Republican Party.

Yep, your coworkers, classmates, inlaws, your boss, your doctor will support this erasing of civil progress, let’s just call it “civilization.” These noble attempts of the mid-20th century were rejected in the early 21st century by a party of half-mad cave people. MAGA is lost in time; we’ve all moved on.

The Great American Re-Segregation Act of 2025

(Coming Soon to a State Near You!)

Picture this: The 1964 Civil Rights Act is officially repealed. Gone. Poof. And just like that, we’re back to the 1950s, only this time, the racism, homophobia, and general disdain for human rights come with an app. Need a hotel room? Jim Crow 2.0™ will direct you to a list of “approved” accommodations - if you’re white, straight, and Christian, you’re in luck! Otherwise, better bring a sleeping bag because the curb is now your reservation.

Dining & Entertainment - Whites-Only, Please!

Remember when everyone could go to any restaurant? When no one had to worry about being turned away from a café because of “who” and “what” they were? Yeah, that’s over. Expect a return to “Whites Only” signs plastered across storefronts, with the occasional “We Reserve the Right to Refuse Service” in fine print (you know, just to keep it polite).

In Red states, particularly below the Mason Dixon Line, look for versions of vintage 1950 signs that read NO Blacks, Mexicans, Jews, or Dogs.” If you don’t think this insult is highly possible, you ain’t listening to MAGA. Pay attention to the opposition!

Disneyland, Universal Studios? After 9 on every other Friday. Shopping centers? Only if you don’t mind being redirected to the side entrance (you know, the one next to the dumpsters). Theme parks, movie theaters, department stores - welcome to a world where everything is color-coded again, and if you don’t fit the preferred shade, tough luck.

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles - Back to the Back!

Rosa Parks? Well, God rest her soul, she’s rolling over in her grave, because suddenly, those “Blacks to the Back” rules apply again - but now they extend to trains, planes, buses, and cruise ships. Will Carnival cruises  be for people of color only? That’s right, your boarding pass now comes with an automatic downgrade. Business class? That’s reserved for the “right” kind of people. Economy? Only if you’re willing to sit in a special “designated section” that is somehow always next to the bathrooms.

Segregated High Speed train cars…..

Public transportation will be another social battlefield. Expect more signs - Straight, White, Christian Only” - to start appearing on subway cars, bus stops, and airport lounges. If you’re gay? Better Uber. If you’re a person of color? Try walking.

Housing? Good Luck With That.

If you thought redlining was bad in the 20th century, just wait until it becomes legal policy again. Realtors will openly advertise “Traditional Family Neighborhoods” (translation: no gays, no Black people, no immigrants). Apartment complexes will return to the “Whites Preferred” model, except this time, it will be backed by state law instead of whispered through landlords’ racist rental policies.

Understand this: the old 1861-65 Confederacy isn’t a long lost land, or a historical landmark. It’s a living and breathing, heartfelt mindset that lives on in mainstream WASP culture.

Healthcare? “Sorry, We Don’t Serve Your Kind Here.”

Need a doctor? Hope you’ve got the right identity! Because hospitals, private practices, and pharmacies will now have the legal right to turn you away if your very existence offends their “sincerely held religious beliefs.” If you’re Black, gay, trans, or any mix of marginalized identities, you might want to brush up on herbal medicine and home remedies - because the local ER might just “politely decline” to treat you.

Schools? A Return to ‘Separate but Unequal’

Public education? It was merely a token gesture to begin with, that was cute while it lasted. Private, all-white academies will make a massive comeback, this time bolstered by taxpayer dollars. Expect Black and brown children to be shuffled off into crumbling, underfunded institutions (again), while the affluent white elite ensure their kids are set up for success in well-manicured, all-white schools that proudly reject diversity in the name of some contrived all-American bs tradition.

And don’t even think about LGBTQ+ education - libraries will be purged, books will be burned, and sex-ed classes will be replaced with “traditional family values” lectures that amount to little more than state-sponsored indoctrination.

And What About the Law?

Ah, the cherry on top. If you think policing is bad now, wait until the justice system becomes an official tool for maintaining racial and social hierarchies. Expect a separate set of laws - one for the white, straight, and conservative, where crimes are just “misunderstandings” that warrant a slap on the wrist; and another for everyone else, where existing while marginalized is a crime in itself. Envision stop and frisk on a national level.

Protest? Expect tear gas.

Speak out? Expect prison. Guantanamo Bay, El Salvador.

Try to fight for your rights? Expect state-sanctioned retaliation.

Welcome to the Future - If We Let It Happen.

Summation: We are living in America’s “Grand Revival of Segregation” - now backed by law, religion, and yep, your neighbors. This is the repealing of Civil Rights. They will be redrawing across America - block by block, seat by seat, right by right.

This isn’t a joke. It isn’t satire. This is where we’re headed if the most radical elements of the far-right get their way. This strategic and deliberate repeal of the Civil Rights Act isn’t just some “philosophical debate” for think tank discussions - it’s a vintage 1953 roadmap back to a society where your access to basic necessities depends entirely on your race, gender, and identity.

We fought this battle before, and we won. But if we don’t stay vigilant, we’ll be fighting it all over again.





BlackCommentator.com Columnist, Desi

Cortez, who also writes for

BlackAthlete.com & NegusWhoRead.com,

was hatched in the heart of Dixie, circa

1961, at the dawning of the age of

Aquarius, the by-product of four dynamic

individuals, Raised in South-Central LA,

the 213. At age 14 transplanted to the

base of the Rockies, Denver. Still a Mile-

Hi. Sat at the foot of scholars for many,

many moons, emerging with a desire and

direction… if not a sheep-skin.

Meandered thru life; gone a-lot places,

done a-lot of things, raised a man-cub

into an officer n' gentleman, a "man's

man." Produced a beautiful baby-girl

with my lover/woman/soul-mate… aired

my "little" mind on the airwaves and

wrote some stuff along the way.

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Get The Hell Out!. Contact Mr. Cortez

and BC.