Fifty years ago,it was considered extremely inappropriate for an African-American man to make eye contact with a white person,especially a white woman.Why?

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In the social norms of the time, African-American men were often expected to maintain a lower social status and not challenge traditional power dynamics between races. Making direct eye contact with a white person, and especially a white woman, could be seen as a challenge to this power dynamic and was therefore considered a violation of display rules.

Fifty Years Ago,it Was Considered Extremely Inappropriate for an African-American